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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Class: | Tubulinea |
Order: | Euamoebida |
Family: | Hartmannellidae |
Genus: | Copromyxa Zopf 1885 |
Type species | |
Copromyxa protea (Fayod 1883) Zopf 1885
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Copromyxa is a genus of Amoebozoa in the Lobosa lineage of the eukaryotic supergroup Amoebozoa. It currently includes 2 species, the sorocarpic (aggregatively fruiting) amoeba Copromyxa protea and the non-sorocarpic amoeba Copromyxa (=Hartmannella) cantabrigiensis. The named species Copromyxa arborescens, is a synonym of C. protea.[1][2]