Amoebae is a Browse By group of the Nature Atlas that gathers free-living amoebae, single-celled organisms that move and feed with flowing extensions of the cell. An entry belongs here when its own cited article states that it is an amoeba or amoeboid organism. It excludes ciliates, slime molds and shelled foraminifera. Members are placed by the classification their cited article gives, not by common name or appearance alone.
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Wikipedia: Chaos (genus)
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Chaos is a genus of single-celled amoeboid organisms in the family Amoebidae.
Wikipedia: Amoeba proteus
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Amoeba proteus is a large species of amoeba closely related to another genus of giant amoebae, Chaos.
Naegleria fowleri (Wikipedia)
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Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba or brain-eating amoeboid, is a species of the genus Naegleria.
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Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba or brain-eating amoeboid, is a species of the genus Naegleria.
View the SourceWikipedia: Acanthamoeba
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Acanthamoeba is a genus of amoebae that are commonly recovered from soil, fresh water, and other habitats.
Wikipedia: Vampyrella
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Vampyrella is a genus of amoebae belonging to the vampyrellid endomyxans usually ranging from 30-60 μm.
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