Fungus-like Protists
Saprolegnia longicaulis
Fungus-like protists are a diverse group of organisms. They are similar to fungi in appearance and in being saprophytic heterotrophs, that is digesting food externally and then absorbing it. However, they differ from fungi in having motility in parts of their life cycle. There are two phyla of slime molds: Acrasiomycota, the cellular slime molds and Myxomycota, the plasmodial slime molds.