Protoctista

The kingdom of organisms, mostly single celled, whose cells contain a nucleus. The amoeba is a member of this kingdom.

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Previously classified as fungi because of their appearances and nature, slime molds broadly encompass about 1,000 species in two or three taxonomic groups in the protoctista kingdom.