Vahlkampfiidae
| Vahlkampfiidae | |
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| Naegleria fowleri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Heterolobosea |
| Order: | Schizopyrenida |
| Family: | Vahlkampfiidae |
| Genera[1][2][3] | |
Vahlkampfiidae is a family of Heterolobosea.[4]
It includes the following genera:[1]
It formerly included the following genera:[1][2][3]
- Willaertia (moved to Naegleriidae)
- Monopylocystis (moved to Psalteriomonadidae)
- Naegleria (moved to Naegleriidae)
- Paravahlkampfia (not assigned to family as of 2025[update])
- Psalteriomonas (moved to Psalteriomonadidae)
- Sawyeria (synonymized with Psalteriomonas)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pánek T, Tice AK, Corre P, Hrubá P, Žihala D, Kamikawa R, Yazaki E, Shiratori T, Kume K, Hashimoto T, Ishida KI, Hradilová M, Silberman JD, Roger A, Inagaki Y, Eliáš M, Brown MW, Čepička I (2025-01-16). "An expanded phylogenomic analysis of Heterolobosea reveals the deep relationships, non-canonical genetic codes, and cryptic flagellate stages in the group". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 204: 108289. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108289. PMID 39826589.
- ^ a b Pánek T, Silberman JD, Yubuki N, Leander BS, Čepička I (2011-12-21). "Diversity, evolution and molecular systematics of the Psalteriomonadidae, the main lineage of anaerobic/microaerophilic heteroloboseans (excavata: Discoba)". Protist. 63 (6): 807–831. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2011.11.002. PMID 22192530.
- ^ a b Foučková M, Uhrová K, Kubánková A, Pánek T, Čepička I (2024-01-10). "Lighting lantern above Psalteriomonadidae: Unveiling novel diversity within the genus Psalteriomonas (Discoba: Heterolobosea)". Eur J Protistol. 93: 126052. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126052. PMID 38302295.
- ^ "Schizopyrenida". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Garstecki, Tobias; Brown, Susan; De Jonckheere, Johan (29 April 2005). "Description of Vahlkampfia signyensis n. sp. (Heterolobosea), based on morphological, ultrastructural and molecular characteristics". European Journal of Protistology. 41 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2005.01.003.
- Hinkle, Gregory; Sogin, Mitchell L. (September 1993). "The Evolution of the Vahlkampfiidae as Deduced from 16S-like Ribosomal RNA Analysis". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 40 (5): 599–603. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb06114.x. PMID 8401474.
- De Jonckheere, Johan (January 2007). "Molecular identification of free-living amoebae of the Vahlkampfiidae and Acanthamoebidae isolated in Arizona (USA)". European Journal of Protistology. 43 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2006.09.001. PMID 17222746.
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