Amoebozoa

GPTKB entity

Statements (159)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
supergroup
Eukaryote
biological group
gptkbp:alternativeName Excavata
Protist
Protozoa
protozoa
protozoan
gptkbp:associatedWith amoebiasis
gptkbp:canFormCysts true
gptkbp:causesDisease gptkb:sleeping_sickness
malaria
amoebiasis
gptkbp:cellType eukaryotic
unicellular
multicellular
gptkbp:cellWallComponent present in some
absent in some
gptkbp:characteristic feeding groove
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Cavalier-Smith,_T._(2002)._The_phagotrophic_origin_of_eukaryotes_and_phylogenetic_classification_of_Protozoa._International_Journal_of_Systematic_and_Evolutionary_Microbiology.
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mastigophora
gptkb:Sarcodina
gptkb:Sporozoa
gptkb:Ciliophora
obsolete in modern taxonomy
protist supergroup
gptkbp:containsOrganelles gptkb:nucleus
true
chloroplasts
mitochondria
gptkbp:currentClassification polyphyletic group
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Ernst_Haeckel
gptkbp:describedYear 1852
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Heinrich_Gottlieb_Ludwig_Reichenbach
gptkb:Goldfuss
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1818
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:algae
gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:slime_molds
water molds
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:energyAcquisition autotrophic
heterotrophic
mixotrophic
gptkbp:example gptkb:Amoeba
gptkb:Paramecium
gptkb:Plasmodium
gptkb:Trypanosoma
gptkbp:exampleOfDisease gptkb:sleeping_sickness
gptkb:amoebic_dysentery
malaria
gptkbp:feedingType absorption
phagocytosis
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Thomas_Cavalier-Smith
1866
19th century
2002
gptkbp:flagellaArrangement usually two or more
gptkbp:geneticStudies support monophyly debated
gptkbp:genomeSense eukaryotic
gptkbp:genomeType linear chromosomes
gptkbp:habitat aquatic
freshwater
soil
marine environments
moist environments
aquatic environments
inside other organisms
gptkbp:hasNucleus true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amoebozoa
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:virus
nutrient cycling
medical
ecological balance
ecological
soil ecology
decomposers
model organism
primary producers
disease agents
ecological roles
evolutionary
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Amoeba
gptkb:algae
gptkb:Archamoebae
gptkb:Dictyostelium
gptkb:Entamoeba
gptkb:Euglena
gptkb:Flabellinea
gptkb:Myxogastria
gptkb:Paramecium
gptkb:Plasmodium
gptkb:Tubulinea
gptkb:Vannellida
gptkb:Fornicata
gptkb:Heterolobosea
gptkb:Jakobida
gptkb:Malawimonadida
gptkb:Euglenozoa
gptkb:Parabasalia
Slime mold
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:lifeCycle musical composition
gptkbp:mitochondriaType diverse
reduced or absent in some groups
gptkbp:motility motile
cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
gptkbp:movement cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
gptkbp:notableFeature ventral feeding groove
gptkbp:notableFor diversity
paraphyletic group
not a natural clade
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Acanthamoeba
gptkb:Chaos_carolinensis
gptkb:Euglena
gptkb:Giardia
gptkb:Physarum_polycephalum
gptkb:Trypanosoma
gptkb:Naegleria
gptkbp:notablePathogen gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei
gptkb:Trypanosoma_cruzi
gptkb:Naegleria_fowleri
gptkb:Giardia_lamblia
gptkb:Leishmania
gptkb:Trichomonas
gptkbp:obsoleteTaxon true
gptkbp:parasitizes true
gptkbp:photosyntheticMembers gptkb:Euglenids
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition paraphyletic
gptkbp:range 10-52 micrometers
gptkbp:relatedTo animals
fungi
plants
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
sexual
sexual (rare)
gptkbp:studiedIn protozoology
protistology
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Unikonta
gptkbp:unicellular true
gptkbp:vitaminContent autotrophic
heterotrophic
mixotrophic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plasmodium_knowlesi
gptkb:Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek
gptkb:Plasmodium_malariae
gptkb:Plasmodium_ovale
gptkb:CYP51_family
gptkb:Opisthokonta
gptkb:Pathogen
gptkb:Bacteria
gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5