Endamoeba

Endamoeba is a genus of amoeboids in Amoebozoa.[2] It includes the species Endamoeba blattae (type species[3]), Endamoeba lutea, and Endamoeba similans.[4][5]

Endamoeba
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Class:
Family:
Genus:
Endamoeba

J. Leidy, 1879 [1]
Type species
Endamoeba blattae
(Bütschli 1878) Leidy 1879
Synonyms
  • Endamoeba (Placoidia) Morris 1936
  • Endamoeba (Poneramoeba) Lühe 1909
  • Loeschia Chatton & Lalung-Bonnaire 1912
  • Proctamoeba Aléxéieff 1912
  • Viereckia Chatton & Lalung-Bonnaire 1912

References

  1. Harold Kirby (1945). "Entamoeba coli versus Endamoeba coli". Journal of Parasitology. 31 (3): 177–184. doi:10.2307/3272539. JSTOR 3272539.
  2. "The Amoebae". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. "Endamoeba — amoeboid organism". Encyclopedia Britannica (EB).
  4. "Endamoeba". Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
  5. "Endamoeba Leidy, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).


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