| Archamoebae | |
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| Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Clade: | Evosea |
| Subphylum: | Conosa |
| Infraphylum: | Archamoebae Cavalier-Smith 1998 |
| Class: | Archamoebea Cavalier-Smith 1993, sensu Cavalier-Smith 2004 |
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The Archamoebae are a group of protists originally thought to have evolved before the acquisition of mitochondria by eukaryotes.[1] They include genera that are internal parasites or commensals of animals (Entamoeba and Endolimax). A few species are human pathogens, causing diseases such as amoebic dysentery. The other genera of archamoebae live in freshwater habitats and are unusual among amoebae in possessing flagella. Most have a single nucleus and flagellum, but the giant amoeba Pelomyxa has many of each.
- ^ Williams BP, Keeling PJ (2003-12-09). Littlewood T (ed.). The Evolution of Parasitism - A Phylogenetic Perspective. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9780080493749. Retrieved 20 February 2018.