Species
Amoeba Proteus
Algae and Protists
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
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.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.