''Protacanthamoeba'' is a genus of free-living naked amoebae of the family
Acanthamoebidae described in 1981.
It has been found in associations with
mycobacteria in drinking water networks, along with other
Acanthamoebidae genera, likely allowing the replication of both environmental and pathogenic
mycobacteria.
Morphology
Members of ''Protacanthamoeba'' are characterized by having slender, flexible and sometimes furcate subpseudopodia originated from a broad, hyaline
lobose pseudopodium, as well as having centrospheres in its interior, including a plaque-shaped
centriole
In cell biology a centriole is a cylindrical organelle composed mainly of a protein called tubulin. Centrioles are found in most eukaryotic cells, but are not present in conifers ( Pinophyta), flowering plants ( angiosperms) and most fungi, a ...
-like body. Their
cysts lack preformed pores or opercula.
Taxonomy
''Protacanthamoeba'' contains 3 species:
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Protacanthamoeba bohemica''
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Protacanthamoeba caledonica
''Protacanthamoeba'' is a genus of free-living naked amoebae of the family Acanthamoebidae described in 1981. It has been found in associations with mycobacteria in drinking water networks, along with other Acanthamoebidae genera, likely allowing ...
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Protacanthamoeba invadens
''Protacanthamoeba'' is a genus of free-living naked amoebae of the family Acanthamoebidae described in 1981. It has been found in associations with mycobacteria in drinking water networks, along with other Acanthamoebidae genera, likely allowing ...
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Acanthamoeba
''Acanthamoeba'' is a genus of amoebae that are commonly recovered from soil, fresh water, and other habitats.
''Acanthamoeba'' has two evolutive forms, the metabolically active trophozoite and a dormant, stress-resistant cyst. Trophozoites are ...
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References
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Discosea
Amoebozoa genera