HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE PHYLUM PROTAMOEBA
| EUKARYA> UNIKONTA> AMOEBOZOA> AMOEBOZOAE> PROTAMOEBA |
PROTAMOEBA LINKS
| This system is drawn from Cavalier-Smith (2003) and Cavalier-Smith et al. (2004) with descriptions from Adl et al. (2005 and 2012), Bovee (1985), Margulis and Schwartz (1988 and 1998), and Schuster (1990), but informed by Patterson (1999) and Walochnik et al. (2004). |
CLASS LOBOSEA (Carpenter 1861 em. Cavalier-Smith et al. 2004)
Uninucleate amoebae with lobose tubular pseudopodia; no glycostyles or scales, but may have tests and a thick glycocalyx.
- ORDER EUAMOEBIDA
- Amoeba, Chaos, Poly chaos, Saccamoeba.
- Hartmannella, Cashia, Glaeseria.
- Echinamoeba.
- Paraflabellula.
- Leptomyxa, Rhizamoeba.
- ORDER COPROMYXIDA
- Copromyxa, Copromyxella.
- ORDER ARCELLINIDA
- Arcella, Cochlipodium, Microcorycia, Hyalosphenia.
- Difflugia, Centropyxis, Paraquadrula, Nebela, Plagiopyxis.
CLASS DISCOSEA (Cavalier-Smith et al. 2004)
Flattened amoebae with broad pseudopodium, often with subpseudopodia.
- ORDER GLYCOSTYLIDA
- Vannella, Platyamoeba, Lingulamoeba, Clydonella.
- Vexillifera, Neoparamoeba.
- Paramoeba, Mayorella, Korotnevella.
- ORDER HIMATISMENIDA
- Cochliopodium, Gocevia, Paragocia.
- ORDER DERMAMOEBIDA
- Dermamoeba, Thecamoeba.
- Hyalodiscus.
CLASS VARIOSEA (Cavalier-Smith et al. 2004)
Usually with many subpseudopodia; mitochondria with branched cristae.
- ORDER PHALANSTERIIDA
- Phalansterium.
- ORDER CENTRAMOEBIDA
- Comandonia, Acanthamoeba, Potacanthamoeba.
- Balamuthia.
- ORDER VARIPODIDA
- Gephyramoeba.
- Filamoeba.
- Stereomyxa, Corallomyxa.
| By Jack R. Holt and Carlos A. Iudica. Last revised: 03/09/2013 |
