| Vampyrella lateritia | |
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| Vampyrella lateritia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Endomyxa |
| Class: | Vampyrellidea |
| Order: | Vampyrellida |
| Family: | Vampyrellidae |
| Genus: | Vampyrella |
| Species: | V. lateritia
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| Binomial name | |
| Vampyrella lateritia Fresenius, 1856
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| Synonyms | |
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Amoeba lateritia | |
Vampyrella lateritia is a freshwater species of predatory amoebae that feeds on species of algae and is known for its specialized feeding strategy of removing, digesting, and ingesting the cellular contents of its prey.[1][2] It is the type species of the genus Vampyrella and has been identified in numerous locations around the world including Brazil, Germany, and the eastern United States.[3][4] Along with Vampyrella pendula, its genome was sequenced in 2012.[5]
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- ^ "Vampyrella Morphology". www.nies.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Hardoim, Edna Lopes; Heckman, Charles W. (1996). "The Seasonal Succession of Biotic Communities in Wetlands of the Tropical Wet-and-Dry Climatic Zone: IV. The Free-Living Sarcodines and Ciliates of the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil". Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie (in German). 81 (3): 367–384. doi:10.1002/iroh.19960810307.
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