Endamoeba

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Endamoeba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Family: Entamoebidae
Genus: Endamoeba
J. Leidy, 1879  [1]
Type species
Endamoeba blattae
(Bütschli 1878) Leidy 1879
Synonyms
  • Endamoeba (Placoidia) Morris 1936
  • Endamoeba (Poneramoeba) Lühe 1909
  • LoeschiaChatton & Lalung-Bonnaire 1912
  • ProctamoebaAléxéieff 1912
  • ViereckiaChatton & Lalung-Bonnaire 1912

Endamoeba is a genus of amoeboids in Amoebozoa. [2] It includes the species Endamoeba blattae (type species [3] ), Endamoeba lutea, and Endamoeba similans. [4] [5]

References

  1. Harold Kirby (1945). "Entamoeba coli versus Endamoeba coli". Journal of Parasitology . 31 (3): 177–184. doi: 10.2307/3272539 . JSTOR   3272539.
  2. "The Amoebae". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. "Endamoeba — amoeboid organism". Encyclopedia Britannica (EB).
  4. "Endamoeba". Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
  5. "Endamoeba Leidy, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).