Labyrinthulales
chromist order
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Labyrinthulales is an obscure order of Myxomycetes. It includes Labyrinthula, a genus of rhizopods that are parasitic in aquatic plants. These organisms form pseudoplasmodia through the anastomosis of filar pseudopodia, and they sometimes go through transient flagellate stages. They are sometimes considered plants rather than protozoans.12
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