• Darshak J Bhil
• Pooja G Rathod
• Ketan A Malanakiya

Slime moulds are group of organisms which are eukaryotes in nature. There is a vast diversity of slime moulds are found throughout the world. Its diversity is dependent on the environment and climate conditions where they grow. They are able to survive a single cell but mostly they form multicellular arrangement for better survival. Here in this study, diversity of slime mould in an unexplored location was done. The location was a small village named Mota Khuntavada of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat state, India. The study has shown that there are atleast nine different species of slime moulds are present in that location. Based on the structure and morphology, it was found that these species belongs to four genuses. Species were identified as Stemonitis sp, Stemonitisoxifera, Ceratiomyxa fruticulose, Stemopnitopsis typhina, Arcyria denudate, Stemonitis splendens, Arcyria cinerea, Fuligo septic. Reason for such great diversity is such small area is not known clearly but it may be because of higher animal and human activities in such a small area.

slime moulds, diversity, Mota Khuntavada, rural area

"Natural Diversity of Slime Moulds in the Rural Area of the Mota Khuntavada, Mahuva, Bhavnagar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.c701-c704, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105344.pdf

"Natural Diversity of Slime Moulds in the Rural Area of the Mota Khuntavada, Mahuva, Bhavnagar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppc701-c704, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105344.pdf