Paramoeba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Class: | Discosea |
Order: | Dactylopodida |
Family: | Paramoebidae |
Genus: | Paramoeba Schaudinn 1896 |
Type species | |
Paramoeba eilhardi Schaudinn 1896
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Species | |
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Paramoeba is a genus of common parasites,[1] including species that can cause infection in fish,[2] crabs (including the "blue crab", Callinectes sapidus),[3] sea urchins[4] and others.