Myxobacterales

noun plural

Myxo·​bac·​ter·​a·​les ˌmik-sə-ˌbak-tə-ˈrā-(ˌ)lēz 

: an order of higher bacteria having long slender nonflagellated vegetative cells that form colonies capable of creeping slowly over a layer of slime secreted by the cells, forming spores usually in distinct fruiting bodies, and living chiefly as saprophytes on substrates rich in carbohydrates