Acanthamoeba polyphaga
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Protozoa
- Protozoa
- Phylum: Protozoa
- Protozoa
- Class: Lobosa
- Amoebas
- Order: Amoebida
- Family: Acanthamoebidae
- Genus: Acanthamoeba
- Specific descriptor: polyphaga (Puschkarew, 1913)
- Scientific name: Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Puschkarew, 1913)
- Specific descriptor: polyphaga (Puschkarew, 1913)
- Genus: Acanthamoeba
- Family: Acanthamoebidae
- Order: Amoebida
- Class: Lobosa
- Amoebas
- Phylum: Protozoa
- Protozoa
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Nov-2004.
Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acanthamoeba:
There are approximately 14 species and subspecies in this genus: A. astronyxis · A. castellanii · A. comandoni · A. culbertsoni · A. griffini · A. hatchetti · A. hyalina · A. lenticulata · A. palestinensis · A. polyphaga · A. rhysodes · A. royreba · A. terricola · A. tubiashi
Members of the genus Sciadophyllum:
There are approximately 39 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: S. abyssinicum · S. anomalum · S. burchellianum · S. capitatum · S. capitatus · S. caudatum · S. chartaceum · S. confusum · S. conicum · S. digitatum · S. elatum · S. ellipticum · S. humboldtianum · S. jacquini · S. jacquinii · S. leptophyllum · S. manni · S. micranthum · S. nicaraguense · S. ochroleucum · S. oxyanthum · S. palmatum · S. paniculatum · S. patulum · S. pedicillatum · S. pentandrum · S. planchonianum · S. praetermissum · S. pulchellum · S. pulchrum · S. quinduense · S. robustum · S. rotundifolium · S. scandens · S. systylum · S. tomentosum · S. trianae · S. troyanum · S. umbellatum
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 01, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
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