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Amoebidium
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Amoebidium is a genus of unicellular, symbiotic eukaryotes in the Opisthokont group Mesomycetozoea,[5] family Amoebidiidae.[6][7] Amoebidium species attach to the exoskeleton of freshwater aquatic arthropods such as midge larvae and water fleas (Daphnia).[8] The type species is Amoebidium parasiticum,[1] which is also one of the only species to be cultured axenically.[9]
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Amoebidium parasiticum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Class: | Ichthyosporea |
Order: | Ichthyophonida |
Family: | Amoebidiaceae |
Genus: | Amoebidium Cienkowski, 1861[1] |
Type species | |
Amoebidium parasiticum Cienkowski 1861 | |
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