Copromyxa

Copromyxa
Copromyxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Amoebozoa
Phylum: Tubulinea
Family: Copromyxaceae
Genus: Copromyxa (synonym Guttulina Fayod 1883)
(Fayod) Zopf (1885)

Copromyxa is a genus of Amoebozoa.

Copromyxa is an amoeboid protist 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

  1. ^ "Species: Copromyxa arborescens M. Nesom & L. S. Olive". The Eumycetozoan Project Database. University of Arkansas. http://slimemold.uark.edu/fungi/WebForms/NameDetailsForm.aspx?Action=Display&CancelScript=1&NameId=84A7E7E8-AFAB-434A-BB9E-E2907FD3A375&Key=84A7E7E8-AFAB-434A-BB9E-E2907FD3A375@StateID=&Sort=0&TabNum=2. Retrieved June 26, 2010. 
  2. ^ 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.