Rhogostomidae

Rhogostomidae is a family of thecate amoebae with a ventral cleft-like aperture.[1] Their theca is thin and flexible and adheres to the cell.[2] The cleft-like aperture allows them to extend and retract their filose pseudopodia, which they use to move and feed.[1] They are primarily feeding on bacteria, but they are also known to consume yeasts and algae.[3] The family contains three genera: Capsellina,[4] Sacciforma,[3] and Rhogostoma.[5]

Rhogostomidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Family: Rhogostomidae
Genera
  • Capsellina
  • Sacciforma
  • Rhogostoma

References
  1. Dumack, Kenneth; Öztoprak, Hüsna; Rüger, Lioba; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-02-01). "Shedding Light on the Polyphyletic Thecate Amoeba Genus Plagiophrys: Transition of Some of its Species to Rhizaspis (Tectofilosida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa) and the Establishment of Sacciforma gen. nov. and Rhogostomidae fam. nov. (Cryomonadida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa)". Protist. 168 (1): 92–108. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2016.11.004. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 28056380.
  2. "Rhogostomidae – Microworld". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. Dumack, Kenneth; Flues, Sebastian; Hermanns, Karoline; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-08-01). "Rhogostomidae (Cercozoa) from soils, roots and plant leaves (Arabidopsis thaliana): Description of Rhogostoma epiphylla sp. nov. and R. cylindrica sp. nov". European Journal of Protistology. 60: 76–86. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2017.06.001. ISSN 0932-4739. PMID 28662495.
  4. Penard, E. (1909). "Sur quelques Rhizopodes des Mousses". Archiv für Protistenkunde. 17: 258–296.
  5. Belar, Karl (1921). "Untersuchungen über Thecamöben der Chlamydophrys-Gruppe". Arch Protistenkd. 43: 287–354.


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