Gephyramoeba

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Gephyramoeba
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Gephyramoeba

Goodey 1914
Type species
Gephyramoeba delicatula
Goodey 1914
Species
  • G. delicatulaGoodey 1914
  • G. distractaLepşi 1960

Gephyramoeba is a genus of heterotrophic amoebae, morphologically similar to genera Rhizamoeba and Leptomyxa , although it is not genetically related to either of these genera. [1]

It has been suggested that "Gephyramoeba sp." ATCC 50654 is not truly Gephyramoeba. [2]

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References

  1. Gephyramoeba
  2. Smirnov, A.; Nassonova, E.; Cavalier-Smith, T. (2008). "Correct identification of species makes the amoebozoan rRNA tree congruent with morphology for the order Leptomyxida Page 1987; with description of Acramoeba dendroida n. G., n. Sp., originally misidentified as 'Gephyramoeba sp.'". European Journal of Protistology. 44 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2007.08.001. PMID   17905574.