Arcellinida
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q136129
Library of congress:
sh 88021281
Sources of Information
- ITIS, June 18, 2003(Class Lobosa -- amoebas; direct children: Order Amoebida, Order Arcellinida, Order Euamoebida)
- European register of marine species, via WWW, June 18, 2003(3 groups within the class Lobosa: order Amoebida, order Arcellinida, order Trichosida)
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Wikipedia description:
Arcellinid testate amoebae or Arcellinida, Arcellacean or lobose testate amoebae are single-celled protists partially enclosed in a simple test (shell). Arcellinid testate amoebae are commonly found in soils, leaf litter, peat bogs and near/in fresh water. They use their pseudopodia, a temporary cell extension, for moving and taking in food. Like most amoebae, they are generally believed to reproduce asexually via binary fission. However a recent review suggests that sexual recombination may be the rule rather than the exception in amoeboid protists in general, including the Arcellinid testate amoebae.
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