Centropyxis

Centropyxis
	Centropyxis aculeata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Phylum:	Amoebozoa
Class:	Tubulinea
Order:	Arcellinida
Family:	Centropyxidae
Genus:	Centropyxis; Stein, 1857
Species [1]
	Centropyxis aculeata (Ehrenberg, 1832) Stein, 1859; Centropyxis aerophila Deflandre, 1929; Centropyxis constricta (Ehrenberg, 1841) Deflandre, 1929; Centropyxis minuta Deflandre, 1929; Centropyxis platystoma (Penard, 1890) Deflandre, 1929;

Centropyxis is a genus of lobose testate amoebae (Amoebozoa), including the species Centropyxis aculeata.[2]

References

WoRMS (2010). "Centropyxis Stein, 1857". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
Daniel J. G. Lahr, Philip J. Bergmann & Sônia G. B. C. Lopes (2008). "Taxonomic identity in microbial eukaryotes: a practical approach using the testate amoeba Centropyxis to resolve conflicts between old and new taxonomic descriptions". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 55 (5): 409–416. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00339.x. PMID 19017061.

Descriptions and pictures of Centropyxis at Microworld

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