Acanthamoeba

From acanth- (“with thorns”) +‎ Amoeba.

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthamoebidae – common single-celled eukaryotes including at least on that is involved in enhancing the virulence of MRSA; brain-eating amoebae.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Lobosa – subphylum; Discosea – class; Longamoebia – subclass; Centramoebida – order; Acanthamoebidae – family

• (genus): Acanthamoeba astronyxis, Acanthamoeba byersi, Acanthamoeba castellanii, Acanthamoeba comandoni, Acanthamoeba culbertsoni, Acanthamoeba divionensis, Acanthamoeba echinulata, Acanthamoeba griffini, Acanthamoeba hatchetti, Acanthamoeba healyi, Acanthamoeba jacobsi, Acanthamoeba lenticulata, Acanthamoeba lugdunensis, Acanthamoeba mauritaniensis, Acanthamoeba micheli, Acanthamoeba palestinensis, Acanthamoeba paradivionensis, Acanthamoeba pearcei, Acanthamoeba polyphaga, Acanthamoeba pustulosa, Acanthamoeba pyriformis, Acanthamoeba quina, Acanthamoeba rhysodes, Acanthamoeba royreba, Acanthamoeba stevensoni, Acanthamoeba triangularis, Acanthamoeba tubiashi - selected species

• Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acanthamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information