| Luapeleamoeba hula | |
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| L. hula trophic cell, sporocarp and spore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Discosea |
| Order: | Centramoebida |
| Family: | Acanthamoebidae |
| Genus: | Luapeleamoeba |
| Species: | L. hula
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| Binomial name | |
| Luapeleamoeba hula Shadwick & Spiegel 2016
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Luapeleamoeba hula (from Hawaiian hula) is a species of acanthamoebid amoeba described in 2016, capable of producing protosteloid fruiting bodies that consist of a stalk with one spore. It was obtained from dead māmaki leaves from the Manuka Natural Area Reserve in Hawai'i. It has also been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2]
- ^ Shadwick LL, Brown MW, Tice AK, Spiegel FW (2016). "A New Amoeba with Protosteloid Fruiting: Luapeleamoeba hula n. g. n. sp. (Acanthamoebidae, Centramoebida, Amoebozoa)". Acta Protozoologica. 55 (3): 123–134. doi:10.4467/16890027AP.16.012.5744.
- ^ Tice AK, Shadwick LL, Fiore-Donno AM, et al. (2016). "Expansion of the molecular and morphological diversity of Acanthamoebidae (Centramoebida, Amoebozoa) and identification of a novel life cycle type within the group". Biol Direct. 11: 69. doi:10.1186/s13062-016-0171-0. PMC 5192571. S2CID 206983821.