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Clockwise from top right: Amoeba proteus, Actinophrys sol, Acanthamoeba sp., Nuclearia thermophila., Euglypha acanthophora, neutrophil ingesting bacteria. An amoeba (/ ə ˈ m iː b ə /; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; pl.: amoebas (less commonly, amebas) or amoebae (amebae) / ə ˈ m iː b i /), [1] often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability ...
This two-disc release includes all 13 episodes from the third season in addition to two music videos and a promotional video for the series. The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Collection: 78 January 20, 2009 () [d] May 21, 2024 () (re-release) [101] — —
The Amoeba Boys (voiced by Chuck McCann in the series and What a Cartoon!, Lou Romano in Whoopass Stew) are a trio of mutant amoebas who aspire to be respected villains, but are unintelligent and incompetent. Though largely harmless, their actions have caused danger. Bossman: The Amoeba Boys' leader. In the pilot, he is depicted with a cigar in ...
Dictyostelium discoideum is a species of soil-dwelling amoeba belonging to the phylum Amoebozoa, infraphylum Mycetozoa. Commonly referred to as slime mold, D. discoideum is a eukaryote that transitions from a collection of unicellular amoebae into a multicellular slug and then into a fruiting body within its lifetime.
An amoeba of the genus Mayorella (Amoebozoa, Discosea) Amoebozoa is a large and diverse group, but certain features are common to many of its members. The amoebozoan cell is typically divided into a granular central mass, called endoplasm, and a clear outer layer, called ectoplasm. During locomotion, the endoplasm flows forwards and the ...
Giant viruses, or nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, frequently infect Amoebozoa and other protists causing amoeba lysis and cell rounding in 12 hours and amoeba population collapse in 55 hours. [3] As such, there is a strong selective pressure on both Amoebozoa and their symbionts to resist these viruses.
Recently, molecular phylogenetic studies of this species have confirmed the view of some earlier researchers [7] that it is more closely related to Amoeba than to Pelomyxa. [8] The species is now placed in the independent genus Chaos, a sister group to Amoeba. Chaos carolinensis (=Pelomyxa carolinensis), as drawn by H.V. Wilson, 1900
Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a species of the genus Naegleria. It belongs to the phylum Percolozoa and is classified as an amoeboflagellate excavate , [ 1 ] an organism capable of behaving as both an amoeba and a flagellate .