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Amoeba
genus of Protozoa
Amoebidae
The Amoebidae are a family of Amoebozoa, 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 the body flows into it. In some cases the cell moves by "walking", with relatively permanent pseudopodia serving as limbs.
Tubulinea
The Tubulinea are a major grouping of Amoebozoa, including most of the more familiar amoebae genera like Amoeba, Arcella, Difflugia and Hartmannella.
Amoeba proteus
species of Tubulinea
Arcellinida
Arcellinid testate amoebae or Arcellinida, Arcellacean or lobose testate amoebae are single-celled protists partially enclosed in a simple test (shell).
Arcella
Arcella is a genus of testate amoebae in the order Arcellinida, commonly found in ponds, wetlands, moss, and soil. It is distinguished by a radially symmetrical organic shell, which features a central aperture through which pseudopods are extended. Recognized for its broad ecological adaptability, Arcella has been described as "probably the most ecologically successful Arcellinid taxon", with several species exhibiting a cosmopolitan distribution across diverse environments. thumb|Dorsal view of Arcella conica
Polychaos dubium
species of Tubulinea
Hyalospheniidae
Hyalospheniidae is a family of arcellinid testate amoebae and the sole family of the infraorder Hyalospheniformes. Commonly referred to as "hyalospheniids", these lobose amoebae are characterized by their ability to generate a shell composed of either organic matter or siliceous particles that may be recycled from euglyphid amoebae. They inhabit soil or freshwater habitats, and are abundant on Sphagnum mosses.
Leptomyxida
Leptomyxida is an order of Amoebozoa.
Centropyxis
Centropyxis is a genus of lobose testate amoebae (Amoebozoa), including the species Centropyxis aculeata.
Centropyxidae
Centropyxidae is a family of Amoebozoa.
Trichamoeba
Trichamoeba is a genus of Amoebozoa.
Echinamoebidae
Echinamoebidae is a family of Amoebozoa, containing the genera Echinamoeba and Comandonia. It was established by Frederick Page in 1975.
Cryptodifflugiidae
Cryptodifflugiidae is a family of arcellinid testate amoebae. ==Description== Members of this family are conopodous (with conical pseudopods) amoebae with the body in a clear, usually firm, vase-shaped test, and conical pseudopods for locomotion that extend separately from the opening of the test.
Rhizamoeba
Rhizamoeba is a small genus of free-living marine naked lobose amoebae in the monotypic family Rhizamoebidae in the order Leptomyxida. It is most closely related to Leptomyxa and Flabellula, and some species have been moved to Leptomyxa due to molecular data.
Centropyxiella
Centropyxiella is a genus of Amoebozoa in the family Centropyxidae.
Cryptodifflugia
Cryptodifflugia is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus Difflugiella, which is now a synonym of Cryptodifflugia.
Trichosphaerium
Trichosphaerium is a genus of amoebozoan protists that present extraordinary morphological transformations, both in size and shape, during their life cycle. They can present a test that may or may not be covered in spicules. They are related to the family Microcoryciidae, which contains other amoebae with tests, within the clade Corycidia of the phylum Amoebozoa.
Flabellula
Flabellula is a genus of Amoebozoa.
Paraflabellula
Paraflabellula is a genus of Amoebozoa.