Gephyramoeba
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| Gephyramoeba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Amoebozoa |
| Genus: | Gephyramoeba |
Gephyramoeba is a genus of heterotrophic amoebae, morphologically similar to genera Rhizamoeba and Leptomyxa, although it is not genetically related to either of these genera.[1]
It has been suggested that "Gephyramoeba sp." ATCC 50654 is not truly Gephyramoeba.[2]
Species
- Gephyramoeba delicatula
External links
References
- ↑ Gephyramoeba
- ↑ Smirnov, A.; Nassonova, E.; Cavalier-Smith, T. (2008). "Correct identification of species makes the amoebozoan rRNA tree congruent with morphology for the order Leptomyxida Page 1987; with description of Acramoeba dendroida n. G., n. Sp., originally misidentified as 'Gephyramoeba sp.'". European journal of protistology 44 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2007.08.001. PMID 17905574.
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