Amoebozoa

Translingual

Etymology

Amoeba +‎ -zoa

Proper noun

Amoebozoa

The amoebae and slime moulds
1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista.
2. A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Sarcomastigota.

Hypernyms

(phylum in Sarcomastigota): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - infrakingdom

Hyponyms

(phylum in Protista): Conosa, Lobosa, Protamoebae - subphyla
(phylum in Sarcomastigota): Conosa, Lobosa - subphyla

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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