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Amoebophilus

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Amoebophilus is a genus of zygomycete fungi that parasitizes amoeba.

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Amoebophilus is a genus of zygomycete fungi that parasitizes amoeba.

==Morphology== Amoebophilus species are ectoparasites of amoeba. The thallus is composed of an internal haustorium that can be heart-shaped, globose, or lobose. Trailing chains of four or more conidia are produced from the haustorium. Zygospores are spherical at first and become polyhedral with age.

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