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Amoebozoa

Phylum

Amoebozoa is a major group of eukaryotic organisms characterized by cells that move and feed using blunt, temporary extensions called pseudopods, encompassing most organisms traditionally called amoebae along with the slime molds. Amoebozoa are found in soil, freshwater, and marine habitats worldwide, and the group includes both free living species that feed on bacteria and other microbes as well as some parasitic species, most notably Entamoeba histolytica, which causes amoebic dysentery in humans.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Acanthamoeba, Species
Source Wikidata: Acanthamoeba
Amoeba Proteus, Species
Source Wikidata: Amoeba Proteus
Dictyostelium Discoideum, Species
Source Wikidata: Dictyostelium Discoideum
Entamoeba Histolytica, Species
Source Wikidata: Entamoeba Histolytica
Giant Amoeba, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chaos
Physarum Polycephalum, Species
Source Wikidata: Slime Mold
Slime Mold, Species
Source Wikidata: Slime Mold
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ473809, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Amoebozoa
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Amoebozoa is a major taxonomic group containing about 2,400 described species of amoeboid protists, often possessing blunt, fingerlike, lobose pseudopods and tubular mitochondrial cristae.
  • In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, Lead
    Amoebozoa is a major taxonomic group containing about 2,400 described species of amoeboid protists, often possessing blunt, fingerlike, lobose pseudopods and tubular mitochondrial cristae.
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Wikidata: Amoebozoa
Wikidata Q473809, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Amoeba Proteus
Parent Taxon Of: Amoeba Proteus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Slime Mold
  • Parent Taxon Of: Slime Mold, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Physarum Polycephalum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Dictyostelium Discoideum
Parent Taxon Of: Dictyostelium Discoideum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Entamoeba Histolytica
Parent Taxon Of: Entamoeba Histolytica, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Acanthamoeba
Parent Taxon Of: Acanthamoeba, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Chaos
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Giant Amoeba, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant Amoeba, Taxon record
"phylum": "Amoebozoa"
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