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This lifeform is generally found west of the Continental Divide in North America

Slime Molds (Myxophyta) can be broken up into three major groups: Myxomyceteae, Acrasieae, Labyrinthuleae. Myxomyceteae group can be likened to a colony of Amoeba-like animals living together. Generally, there are no cell walls between the different Amoebas, so the organisms appear in many respects like a single giant Amoeba with many nuclei. Acrasieae are similar to the Myxomyceteae, but the individual cells retain their identity, and they do not share a common protoplasm. Labyrinthuleae are a group of multi-cellular slime molds without fruiting bodies.