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  2. Amoeba (genus) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Amoeba - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Naegleria fowleri - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. Amoebidae - Wikipedia

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    The Amoebidae are a family of Amoebozoa, [1] including naked amoebae that produce multiple pseudopodia of indeterminate length. These are roughly cylindrical with granular endoplasm and no subpseudopodia, as found in other members of the class Tubulinea. During locomotion one pseudopod typically becomes dominant and the others are retracted as ...

  6. Idionectes - Wikipedia

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    Idionectes is a genus of amoeba discovered from Allensbach, Konstanz, Germany.It contains only one species, I. vortex.Described by Sebastian Hess and Alastair G. B. Simpson in 2019, the scientific name means distinct or peculiar swimmer. [1]

  7. Acanthamoeba - Wikipedia

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    Acanthamoeba is a genus of amoebae that are commonly recovered from soil, fresh water, and other habitats.The genus Acanthamoeba has two stages in its life cycle, the metabolically active trophozoite stage and a dormant, stress-resistant cyst stage.

  8. Amoebozoa - Wikipedia

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    Amoebozoa includes many of the best-known amoeboid organisms, such as Chaos, Entamoeba, Pelomyxa and the genus Amoeba itself. Species of Amoebozoa may be either shelled (testate) or naked, and cells may possess flagella. Free-living species are common in both salt and freshwater as well as soil, moss and leaf litter.

  9. Thecamoeba homeri - Wikipedia

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    Thecamoeba homeri is a species of amoeba belonging to the genus Thecamoeba, characterized by a central ovoid cell nucleus and prominent dorsal folds that run longitudinally across each cell. [3] In particular, T. homeri is unique due to exhibiting 'doughnut behavior'.