Polychaos
| Polychaos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Order: | Tubulinida |
| Family: | Amoebidae |
| Genus: | Polychaos Schaeffer, 1926[1] |
Polychaos is an amoeboid genus in the Amoebozoa group.[2] Several characters unite the species in this genus. The pseudopods meld at their bases when the organism is moving, and have dorsal, longitudinal ridges. The nucleus is oval or ellipsoid.[3]
Classification
Polychaos includes the following species:[3]
- Polychaos dubium (Schaeffer, 1916) (type species)
- Polychaos fasciculatum (Penard, 1902)
- Polychaos timidum Bovee, 1972
- Polychaos nitidubium Bovee, 1970
References
- ↑ Schaeffer, Asa Arthur (1926a). "Taxonomy of the amebas, with descriptions of thirty-nine new marine and freshwater species". Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. 24: 115 pp. 12 plates.
- ↑ "The Amoebae". Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- 1 2 Lee, J.J., Hutner, S.H. & Bovee, E.C., eds. (1985). Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Lawrence, Kansas: Society of Protozoologists. pp. ix + 630 pages.
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