Description
Genus and Species: Didymium nigripes (Plate)
Optimal Medium: Cornmeal Agar (1/2 strength) + E. aerogenes
Optimal Temperature: 25° C
Motility: Plasmodium
Classification: Slime Mold (Myxomycetes)
This is a cellular slime mold similar to Dictyostelium. Exhibits protoplasmic streaming. This organism forms black sporangia readily.
Optimal medium: Cornmeal Agar (1/2 strength) with Enterobacter aerogenes as the food. Optimal growth temperature: 25° C. Culture contains enough material for a class of 30 students.