Copromyxa
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Genus: | Copromyxa Zopf 1885
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Copromyxa protea (Fayod 1883) Zopf 1885
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Copromyxa is a genus of Amoebozoa in the eukaryotic supergroup Amoebozoa. It currently includes 2 species, the sorocarpic (aggregatively fruiting) amoeba Copromyxa protea and the non-sorocarpic amoeba Copromyxa (=Hartmannella) cantabrigiensis. There is also a species Copromyxa arborescens, which is a synonym of C. protea.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Species: Copromyxa arborescens M. Nesom & L. S. Olive". The Eumycetozoan Project Database. University of Arkansas. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Matthew W; Silberman, Jeffrey D.; Spiegel, Frederick W. (2011). ""Slime Molds" among the Tubulinea (Amoebozoa): Molecular Systematics and Taxonomy of Copromyxa". Protist. 162: 277–287. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2010.09.003. PMID 21112814.