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1. Myxomycota

2. Classification Myxomycota is a phylum and has one class under it called, myxogastria .

3. Movement Myxomycota moves using two flagella.

4. Importance Myxomycota is important in bacterial consumption. They cause the release of nutrients of bacterial and fungal decomposers. They are beneficial because they help in the decaying process.

5. Feeding Myxomycota forms one large amoeba with no cell walls and many nuclei and engulf and digest bacteria.

6. Key Features They have 2 flagella and are unicellular. They are heterotrophs, produce spores to reproduce, and produce fruiting bodies. They usually occur in decaying plant material.

7. Benefits Myxomycota is beneficial because it recycles the nutrients in the environment.