Thecamoeba homeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Class: | Discosea |
Order: | Thecamoebida |
Family: | Thecamoebidae |
Genus: | Thecamoeba |
Species: | T. homeri
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Binomial name | |
Thecamoeba homeri Henderson & Brown 2024[1]
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Type strain | |
SK13-4B |
Thecamoeba homeri is a species of amoebae belonging to the phylum Amoebozoa.[2] It is a terrestrial species found growing on cow dung in Mississippi. It is distinguished by the formation of a doughnut-shaped cell during its life cycle.