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Sorocarp
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<p>A sorocarp is the fruiting body characteristic of certain <a href="/facts/Cellular_slime_moulds/bA6b9Vss">cellular slime moulds</a> (e.g., <a href="/facts/Dictyosteliida/CPHkVKP7">Dictyosteliida</a>). Each sorocarp consists of both a sorophore (stalk) and a <a href="/facts/Sorus/s0V6xLdT">sorus</a>. Sorocarps release <a href="/facts/Spore/6qDRdcrs">spores</a>. </p>