Amoeba proteus is a large species of amoeba closely related to the giant amoeba genus Chaos, and is sometimes given the alternative scientific name Chaos diffluens. A single-celled eukaryote that inhabits freshwater environments, it uses extensions called pseudopodia to move and to engulf smaller organisms such as protozoans, algae and rotifers, digesting them in a food vacuole within its cytoplasm.
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Source Wikidata: Amoeba Proteus
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Source Wikipedia: Amoeba proteus
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1. Wikipedia: Amoeba proteus
Lead paragraph
Amoeba proteus is a large species of amoeba
Diet and feeding
feeds on protozoans, algae, rotifers, and even other smaller amoebae.
- In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "lasm in a food vacuole, where ingested matter is slowly broken down by enzymes. A. proteus inhabits freshwater environments and feeds on protozoans, algae, roti..."
In Group: Amoebae, Lead
Amoeba proteus is a large species of amoeba closely related to another genus of giant amoebae, Chaos.
View the Source2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Amoeba proteus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5425264, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5425264, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Amoeba Proteus
- Wikidata Q1190338, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Amoebozoa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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