Amoebozoa

E737421

Amoebozoa is a major group of mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms characterized by amoeboid movement using lobose pseudopodia and including many free-living and parasitic species.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Amoebozoa canonical 2
Archamoebae 1
Dictyostelia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf eukaryotic supergroup
taxon
cellType nucleus-bearing eukaryotic cells
cellularity mostly unicellular
characteristicFeature cells often lack rigid cell walls
lack of persistent cilia in most life stages
presence of blunt, lobose pseudopodia
describedAs major lineage of amoeboid eukaryotes
diseaseAssociation amoebic dysentery (via Entamoeba histolytica)
distinguishedFrom Excavata
Opisthokonta
Rhizaria
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole bacterivores
decomposers
parasites of animals
soil microorganisms
habitat animal intestines
freshwater environments
marine environments
soil
includes Acanthamoeba
Archamoebae
Conosa
Dictyostelium discoideum
Discosea
Entamoeba
Lobosa
Myxogastria
linked to: Amoebozoa

Tubulinea
free-living species
lobose amoebae
parasitic species
slime molds
includesPathogenExample Entamoeba histolytica
linked to: Entamoeba
includesPathogenOf humans
kingdom Protista (traditional classification)
linked to: Protista
movementType amoeboid movement
phylogeneticPosition major clade within Amorphea (in many analyses)
pseudopodiaType lobose pseudopodia
reproduction asexual reproduction common
sexual reproduction reported in some lineages
researchUse model organisms for cell motility (e.g., Dictyostelium)
supergroupOf Entamoebida
linked to: Entamoeba

Mycetozoa
Variosea
taxonRank phylum (in some classifications)
subkingdom (in some classifications)
supergroup (in some classifications)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Opisthokonta sisterGroupOf Amoebozoa
Amoebozoa includes Myxogastria
linked to: Amoebozoa
Amorphea includes Amoebozoa
Amorphea includes Dictyostelia
linked to: Amoebozoa
Amorphea includes Archamoebae
linked to: Amoebozoa