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Water molds are protists which belong to the Stramenopiles (chromists) group. The gametes of these organisms swim with a flagella. The example includes Plasmopara, which causes downy mildew. Slime molds include acellular and cellular slime molds. They form a multi-nucleated mass of cells with an appearance of slug.
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