Pleomorphic is a term referring to having more than one form, or appearance. Many fungi have multiple forms, which has caused a lot of consternation to taxonomists over the years, and some have completely different lifecycles depending on which form they exist in.
Today I bring you not a picture of pleomorphism, but a video of Mucor circinelloides transitioning from one form into another. Enjoy.
Video cred: By Li C, Cervantes M, Springer D, Boekhout T, Ruiz-Vazquez R, Torres-Martinez S, Heitman J, Lee S [CC-BY-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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