Overview
Taxonomy
The Family Entamoebidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (9): Cytamoeba · Dobellina · Endamoeba · Endolimax · Entamoeba · Iodamoeba · Janickina · Martinezia · Pansporella
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 52 species and subspecies in the Family Entamoebidae.
Genera
Cytamoeba
Dobellina
Endamoeba
Endolimax
Endolimax is a genus of that are found in the intestines of various animals, including the species E. nana found in humans. It causes no known disease and is most significant in medicine because it can provide false positives for other tests, notably the similar species Entamoeba histolytica responsible for amoebic dysentery, and because its presence indicates the host has consumed fecal material. It forms cysts with four nuclei which excyst in the body and become trophozoites. Endolimax nana nuclei have a large endosome somewhat off-center and small amounts of visible chromatin or none at all. [more]
Entamoeba
Entamoeba is a of Amoebozoa found as internal parasites or commensals of animals. Several species are found in humans. Entamoeba histolytica is the pathogen responsible for amoebiasis (which includes amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscesses), while others such as Entamoeba coli and E. dispar are harmless. With the exception of Entamoeba gingivalis, which lives in the mouth, and E. moshkovskii, which is frequently isolated from river and lake sediments, all Entamoeba species are found in the intestines of the animals they infect. [more]
Iodamoeba
Janickina
Martinezia
Aiphanes is a genus of palms in the family , native to tropical regions of South and Central America and also the Caribbean.There are between 23-38 species in the genus, depending on taxonomic interpretation. Common names include ruffle palm and macaw palm. They are small to medium-sized palms, growing to 3-12 m tall, noted for their very spiny leaves. [more]
Pansporella
More info about the Genus Pansporella may be found here.
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