Amphitrema

Amphitrema
Amphitrema stenostoma
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
Superphylum:
Heterokonta
Class:
Labyrinthulomycetes
Order:
Amphitremida[1]
Family:
Amphitremidae
Genus:
Amphitrema

Archer 1758
Species
  • ?A. congolense van Oye 1957
  • ?A. jollyi Van Oye 1956
  • ?A. paparoensis Van Oye 1956
  • A. stenostoma Nusslin 1884
  • A. wrightianum Archer 1869

Amphitrema is a genus of testate amoeba in the family Amphitremidae. The genus is commonly found in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands. All species of this genus are mixotrophic and harbor unicellular algae belonging to genus Chlorella.

  1. ^ Adl SM, Simpson AG, Lane CE, Lukeš J, Bass D, Bowser SS, Brown MW, Burki F, Dunthorn M, Hampl V, Heiss A, Hoppenrath M, Lara E, Le Gall L, Lynn DH, McManus H, Mitchell EA, Mozley-Stanridge SE, Parfrey LW, Pawlowski J, Rueckert S, Shadwick L, Shadwick L, Schoch CL, Smirnov A, Spiegel FW (2012). "The revised classification of eukaryotes". J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 59 (5): 429–93. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x. PMC 3483872. PMID 23020233.