- A
sorocarp (from the Gr**** word
soros "a heap" +
karpos "fruit") is the
fruiting body
characteristic of
certain cellular slime moulds (e.g., Dictyosteliida)...
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currently includes 2 species, the
sorocarpic (aggregatively fruiting)
amoeba Copromyxa protea and the non-
sorocarpic amoeba Copromyxa (=Hartmannella) cantabrigiensis...
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Sorodiplophrys stercorea is a
sorocarpic protist known for its
unique multicellular fruiting structures called sorocarps. It
exhibits a form of aggregative...
- significance. In addition,
Acrasis kona
belongs to the
broader group of
sorocarpic amoebae,
which are
characterized by the
formation of
fruiting bodies,...
- the
flagellates Cercomonas,
Proleptomonas and Helkesimastix, and the
sorocarpic amoeba Guttulinopsis. Many new
cercozoan lineages,
especially among sarcomonads...
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Matthew William; Silberman,
Jeffrey D (2013). "The Non-dictyostelid
Sorocarpic Amoebae". In Romeralo, Maria; Baldauf, Sandra; Escalante,
Ricardo (eds...
