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. Catalogue of Life
4. 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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