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OverviewAI-generated
Amoeba is a taxon classified as a genus within the family Amoebidae. It belongs to the order Euamoebida, class Tubulinea, and phylum Amoebozoa. The genus was described by Ehrenberg in 1830 and is currently accepted by the World Register of Marine Species. Its habitats include both marine and freshwater environments.
The organism has been documented in the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom, with records held by institutions such as the USNM, NHMUK, and AM. A total of 158 records and four media items are associated with these collections. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 36 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumAmoebozoa
- ClassTubulinea
- OrderEuamoebida
- FamilyAmoebidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 158
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Amoebidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Russia, United Kingdom
Research
11,842 papers- The Ecology and Evolution of Amoeba-Bacterium Interactions.ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology · 2021Shi Y, Queller DC, Tian Y et al.DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01866-20
- Amoeba/amoebal symbiont genetic transfers: lessons from giant virus neighbours.ReviewIntervirology · 2010Thomas V, Greub GDOI: 10.1159/000312910
- Genetic and physiological interactions in the amoeba-bacteria symbiosis.ReviewThe Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 2004Jeon KWDOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00277.x
- Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea.ReviewFEMS immunology and medical microbiology · 2007Visvesvara GS, Moura H, Schuster FLDOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00232.x
- Amoebae as training grounds for microbial pathogens.ReviewmBio · 2024Price CTD, Hanford HE, Al-Quadan T et al.DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00827-24
- Experimental Listeria-Tetrahymena-Amoeba food chain functioning depends on bacterial virulence traits.BMC ecology · 2019Pushkareva VI, Podlipaeva JI, Goodkov AV et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12898-019-0265-5
- [Review article: occurrence, parasitism and pathogenetic potency of free-living amoeba].ReviewApplied parasitology · 1993Ockert G
- Amoeba community dynamics and assembly mechanisms in full-scale drinking water distribution networks under various disinfectant regimens.Water research · 2025Hu Y, Jiang K, Xia S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122861
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Encyclopedic overview
Amoeba is a genus of single-celled amoeboids in the family Amoebidae. The type species of the genus is Amoeba proteus, a common freshwater organism, widely studied in classrooms and laboratories.
History and classification
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amoeba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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