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Dictyostelium are Dictyostelid single celled eukaryotic, phagotrophic bacterivores usually present and often abundant in terrestrial ecosystems and are a normal component of the microflora in cells that help in soil balance between bacteria and soils. The amoeba are often grouped as slime mold . The order is the Dictyosteliida. (Dictyostelid cellular slime molds or social amoebae.) Dictyosteliida contains organisms that hover on the borderline between uni- and multicellularity. The protists are often found on organic matter less ↑