: They live independently in soil or decaying plant matter eating bacteria. They only come together into a visible structure as a survival mechanism to cast off spores.
: The individual amoebas move by abruptly extending lobe-like "false feet" to pull themselves forward. acrasiomycetes
: Because they never fuse their cell membranes, they are often used by scientists to study how single-celled life evolved the ability to cooperate and build multicellular organisms. : They live independently in soil or decaying
To understand why Acrasiomycetes do not form a solid or continuous piece, it is helpful to look at how they compare to "true" slime molds: acrasiomycetes