Copromyxa
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| Copromyxa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa Lühe, 1913 emend. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 |
| Subphylum: | Lobosa |
| Class: | Tubulinea Smirnov et al., 2005 emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2011 |
| Order: | Euamoebida Lepşi, 1960 emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2011 |
| Family: | Hartmannellidae Volkonsky, 1931 emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2011 |
| Genus: | Copromyxa (Fayod) Zopf, 1885 |
| Synonyms | |
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Guttulina | |
Copromyxa is a genus of Amoebozoa.
Copromyxa is an amoeboid protist in the eukaryotic supergroup Amoebozoa. It currently includes 2 species, the sorocarpic (aggregatively fruiting) amoeba Copromyxa protea and the non-sorocarpic amoeba Copromyxa (=Hartmannella) cantabrigiensis. There is also a species Copromyxa arborescens, which is a synonym of C. protea.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Species: Copromyxa arborescens M. Nesom & L. S. Olive". The Eumycetozoan Project Database. University of Arkansas. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ Brown, Matthew W; Silberman, Jeffrey D., Spiegel, Frederick W. (2011). "“Slime Molds” among the Tubulinea (Amoebozoa): Molecular Systematics and Taxonomy of Copromyxa". Protist 162: 277–287. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2010.09.003. PMID 21112814.
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