Rhogostomidae

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Rhogostomidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Family: Rhogostomidae
Genera

Rhogostomidae is a family of thecate amoebae with a ventral cleft-like aperture. [1] Their theca is thin and flexible and adheres to the cell. [2] The cleft-like aperture allows them to extend and retract their filose pseudopodia, which they use to move and feed. [1] They are primarily feeding on bacteria, but they are also known to consume yeasts and algae. [3] The family contains three genera: Capsellina , [4] Sacciforma , [3] and Rhogostoma . [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Dumack, Kenneth; Öztoprak, Hüsna; Rüger, Lioba; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-02-01). "Shedding Light on the Polyphyletic Thecate Amoeba Genus Plagiophrys: Transition of Some of its Species to Rhizaspis (Tectofilosida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa) and the Establishment of Sacciforma gen. nov. and Rhogostomidae fam. nov. (Cryomonadida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa)" . Protist. 168 (1): 92–108. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2016.11.004. ISSN   1434-4610. PMID   28056380.
  2. ↑ "Rhogostomidae – Microworld" . Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. 1 2 Dumack, Kenneth; Flues, Sebastian; Hermanns, Karoline; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-08-01). "Rhogostomidae (Cercozoa) from soils, roots and plant leaves (Arabidopsis thaliana): Description of Rhogostoma epiphylla sp. nov. and R. cylindrica sp. nov" . European Journal of Protistology. 60: 76–86. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2017.06.001. ISSN   0932-4739. PMID   28662495.
  4. ↑ Penard, E. (1909). "Sur quelques Rhizopodes des Mousses". Archiv für Protistenkunde. 17: 258–296.
  5. ↑ Belar, Karl (1921). "Untersuchungen über Thecamöben der Chlamydophrys-Gruppe". Arch Protistenkd. 43: 287–354.
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