Table of stages
| Developmental Timetable for Dictyostelium discoideum | |
| Stage | Time |
| Vegetative Stage | Variable, as long as fod is available |
| Refractory period following starvation | 4-8 hours |
| Aggregation | 4-8 hours |
| Migratory pseuoplasmodium stage | Variable until suitable conditions are found |
| Culmination | 8-10 hours |
| Mature fruiting body | Variable until conditions for releasing spores are met |