Acanthamoeba

See also: acanthamoeba

Translingual

Acanthamoeba spp. life cycle

Acanthamoeba trophozoite

Etymology

From acanth- (“with thorns”) +‎ Amoeba.

Proper noun

Acanthamoeba f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthamoebidae – common single-celled eukaryotes that are opportunistic human pathogens and hosts to bacterial pathogens.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Lobosa – subphylum; Discosea – class; Longamoebia – subclass; Centramoebida – order; Acanthamoebidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acanthamoeba castellanii – type species; Acanthamoeba astronyxis, Acanthamoeba byersi, Acanthamoeba comandoni, Acanthamoeba culbertsoni, Acanthamoeba divionensis, Acanthamoeba echinulata, Acanthamoeba griffini, Acanthamoeba hatchetti, Acanthamoeba healyi, Acanthamoeba jacobsi, Acanthamoeba lenticulata, Acanthamoeba lugdunensis, Acanthamoeba mauritaniensis, Acanthamoeba micheli, Acanthamoeba palestinensis, Acanthamoeba paradivionensis, Acanthamoeba pearcei, Acanthamoeba polyphaga, Acanthamoeba pustulosa, Acanthamoeba pyriformis, Acanthamoeba quina, Acanthamoeba rhysodes, Acanthamoeba royreba, Acanthamoeba stevensoni, Acanthamoeba triangularis, Acanthamoeba tubiashi – other species

References

• Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acanthamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information