Acrasiales

/əˌkreɪʃiˈeɪliːz/ noun

Definition

An order of primitive slime molds belonging to the acrasiomycetes group.

Etymology

From acrasiaceae combined with -ales (order suffix in taxonomy). The taxonomic naming preserves the Greek akrasia root while placing these organisms in a formal biological classification.

Kelly Says

Biologists named an entire order after 'lack of self-control' because these organisms behave almost randomly—yet this 'disorder' allows them to survive in ways that perfectly ordered creatures cannot.

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