Gymnomycota
n 1: slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and
multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative
spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and
Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the
kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {division
Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]