animal order - the order of animals

division Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella

family Myxobacteriaceae, family Polyangiaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, Polyangiaceae - bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, slime bacteria - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste