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BRIEF ARTICLES

The Myxamoebae of Didymium Iridis and Physarum Polycephalum are Immortal

Jim ClarkT. H. Morgan School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky40506
Pages 116-118 | Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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