Aim Patterns of α‐and β‐diversity of soil protist communities and the factors that shape them
remain largely unknown. We undertook a world‐wide survey of forest litter to investigate the …

The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is one the global biodiversity hotspots. However, the
diversity has been seriously threatened due to environmental degradation and …

Abstract Development in 1965 of a quantitative method for dictyostelid isolation from soil
samples, made possible ecological studies based on frequency and density of occurrence …

Two series of samples collected for isolation of dictyostelid cellular slime molds
(dictyostelids) in Madagascar yielded a relatively large number of isolates of …

Dictyostelids represent a crucial element in the protist community, and their abundant
presence in Jilin Province underscores their indispensable role in biodiversity conservation …

Protected areas are widely considered an essential strategy for biodiversity conservation.
Dictyostelids are unique protists known to have important ecological functions in promoting …

Dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) are key components of soil microbes. The
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is characterized by unique and important forest types because of the …

Background Dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) are common inhabitants of the
soil and leaf litter layer of fields and forests, along with animal dung, where they feed mostly …

Dictyostelia are common soil microbes that can aggregate when starved to form multicellular
fruiting bodies, a characteristic that has also led to their long history of study and widespread …

Dictyostelids are a monophyletic group of sorocarp-forming social amoebae in the major
eukaryotic division Amoebozoa. Members of this taxon, which is made up of almost 200 …