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| TAXONOMY OF THE KINGDOM AMOEBOZOAE | |||||
In an attempt to standardize the taxonomy of this group, I have used the endings in the following table.
| TAXON | ENDING |
| PHYLUM | -A |
| CLASS | -EA |
| ORDER | -IDA |
CLASS RHIZOPODEA
ORDER AMOEBIDA (TUBULIDA)
Amoeba, Trichamoeba, Chaos, Hartmannella, Saccamoeba, Rhizamoeba.
ORDER THECAMOEBIDA (THECIDA)
Thecamoeba, Striamoeba, Discamoeba, Platyamoeba.
ORDER HYALODISCIDA (FLABELLIDA)
Hyalodiscus, Flabellula, Flamella.
ORDER MAYORELLIDA (CONOPODIDA)
Mayorella, Striolatus, Flagellipodium, Paramoeba.
ORDER ACANTHAMOEBIDA (ACANTHOPODIDA)
Acanthamoeba, Echinamoeba.
CLASS TESTAMOEBEA
ORDER ARCELLIDA
Arcella, Cochlipodium, Microcorycia, Hyalosphenia.
ORDER DIFFLUGIDA
Difflugia, Centropyxis, Paraquadrula, Nebela, Plagiopyxis.
CLASS PELOBIONTEA
ORDER PELOMYXIDA
Pelomyxa, Mastigamoeba, Mastigella, Mastigina.
CLASS ENTAMOEBEA
ORDER ENTAMOEBIDA
Entamoeba, Iodamoeba, Endolimax.
CLASS PROTOSTELIDEA
ORDER PROTOSTELIDA
Protostelium, Schizoplasmodium, Nematostelium, Cavostelium, Ceratiomyxella.
CLASS MYXOMYCETEA
ORDER CERATIOMYXIDA
Ceratiomyxa.
ORDER LYCOGALIDA (LICEALES)
Lycogala, Dictydium, Tubifera, Licea.
ORDER ARCYRIDA (TRICHIALES)
Arcyria, Hemitrichia, Dianema.
ORDER ECHINOSTELIDA
Echinostelium.
ORDER PHYSARIDA
Physarum, Fuligo, Didymium.
ORDER STEMONITIDA
Stemonitis, Diachea, Comatricha.
CLASS HYPERAMOEBEA
ORDER HYPERAMOEBIDA
Hyperamoeba.
CLASS DICTYOSTELDEA
ORDER DICTYOSTELIDA
Dictyostelium, Acytostelium, Coenonia, Polysphondylium.
CLASS AMASTIGOMONEA
ORDER AMASTIGOMONIDA
Amastigomonas, Apusomonas
CLASS ANCYROMONADEA
ORDER ANCYROMONIDA
Ancyromonas.
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