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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 ...
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.
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.
Thecamoeba is a genus of Amoebozoa with a tough pellicle simulating a shell.. It includes the species: T. aesculea Kudryavtsev & Hausmann 2009; T. assimilis Lepşi 1960; T. bilizi (Schaeffer 1926)
Amoeba is a genus of single-celled amoeboids in the family Amoebidae. [2] The type species of the genus is Amoeba proteus , a common freshwater organism, widely studied in classrooms and laboratories.
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The self-proclaimed leader of the Powerpuff Girls Z, who has pink eyes and orange hair worn with a red bow. She has a younger sister named Kuriko. She primarily wields a yo-yo, but can also use her bow as a weapon. She loves sugary foods and is ditzy and prone to crushes and romantic fantasies; she also plans to get married in the future.