Amphitrema
| Amphitrema | |
|---|---|
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| Amphitrema stenostoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Phylum: | Stramenopiles |
| Order: | Amphitremida |
| Family: | Amphitremidae |
| Genus: | Amphitrema Archer, 1758 |
Amphitrema is a genus of testate amoeba in the family Amphitremidae. The genus is commonly found in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands. All species of this genus are mixotrophic and harbor unicellular algae belonging to genus Chlorella.
Species
- Amphitrema stenostoma
- Amphitrema wrightianum
References
- Gomaa F, Mitchell EAD, Lara E. 2013 Amphitremida (Poche, 1913) is a new major, ubiquitous labyrinthulomycete clade. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53046. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053046
- Gomaa F, Kosakyan A, Heger TJ, Corsaro D, Mitchell EAD, Lara E. 2014. One Alga to Rule them All: Unrelated Mixotrophic Testate Amoebae (Amoebozoa, Rhizaria and Stramenopiles) Share the Same Symbiont (Trebouxiophyceae). Protist 165(2): 161-176. doi: /10.1016/j.protis.2014.01.002
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