Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -500 meters (0 to -1,640 feet).Mean = -197.320 meters (-647.375 feet), Standard Deviation = 138.840 based on 41 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
)
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Protozoa
()
- Protozoa
- Class:
Lobosa
()
- Order:
Amoebida
()
- Family:
Scarabaeoidea
()
- Genus:
Acanthamoeba
()
- Specific descriptor:
castellanii
- Sw.
- Scientific name: - Acanthamoeba castellanii Sw.
- Specific descriptor:
castellanii
- Sw.
- Genus:
Acanthamoeba
(
- Family:
Scarabaeoidea
(
- Order:
Amoebida
(
- Class:
Lobosa
(
- Phylum:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: Taylor A.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-Nov-2004.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Acanthamoeba
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
A. astronyxis · A. castellanii · A. comandoni · A. culbertsoni · A. griffini · A. hatchetti · A. hyalina · A. lenticulata · A. palestinensis · A. polyphaga · A. rhysodes · A. royreba · A. terricola · A. tubiashi
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 08, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 486721
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-56490 ITS-43902
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13755529
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3303287
