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Centropyxis

Centropyxis is a genus of lobose testate amoebae (Amoebozoa), including the species Centropyxis aculeata.

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Centropyxis
Centropyxis aculeata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Tubulinea
Order: Arcellinida
Family: Centropyxidae
Genus: Centropyxis
Stein, 1857
Species1

Centropyxis is a genus of lobose testate amoebae (Amoebozoa), including the species Centropyxis aculeata.2

References

References

  1. WoRMS (2010). "Centropyxis Stein, 1857". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. Daniel J. G. Lahr, Philip J. Bergmann & Sônia G. B. C. Lopes (2008). "Taxonomic identity in microbial eukaryotes: a practical approach using the testate amoeba Centropyxis to resolve conflicts between old and new taxonomic descriptions". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 55 (5): 409–416. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00339.x. PMID 19017061. S2CID 30404500.
External links

Descriptions and pictures of Centropyxis at Microworld