Explore the hidden world of slime molds through life cycles, ecology, morphology, and field observation. Build a strong scientific foundation while learning how to find, recognize, and document myxomycetes in nature.
Myxomycetes – 101
Level: Beginner
Certificate: “Myxomycetes 101: Fundamentals”
Duration: 5 lessons + 1 quiz
Focus: Foundational understanding of slime molds — life cycle, morphology, ecology, and cultural relevance.
Prerequisite: None
Myxomycetes – 201
Level: Intermediate
Certificate: “Myxomycetes 201: Field Recognition & Morphological Diversity”
Duration: 4 lessons + quiz
Focus: Developing field identification skills using fruiting body architecture, capillitium and columella recognition, ecological observation, field photography, and surface morphology.
Prerequisite: Myxomycetes 101: Fundamentals
Myxomycetes 301
Level: Advanced Intermediate
Certificate: “Myxomycetes 301: Microscopic Identification”
Badge: Microscopist
Duration: 6 lessons + quiz
Focus: Advanced microscopic identification techniques including spore morphology, ornamentation analysis, capillitium architecture, columella structure, microscopy workflows, taxonomic keys, and scientific documentation practices.
Prerequisite: Myxomycetes 201 — Field Recognition and Morphological Diversity
Myxomycetes 401
Level: Advanced
Certificate: “Myxomycetes 401: Taxonomy & Systematics”
Duration: 6 lessons + quiz
Focus: Biological nomenclature, species concepts, molecular phylogenetics, taxonomic hierarchy, systematic instability, and modern taxonomic research tools used in Myxogastria classification.
Prerequisite: Myxomycetes 301: Microscopic Identification
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