Higher Classification: > Kingdom Protozoa > Subkingdom Sarcomastigota > Phylum Amoebozoa > Subphylum Lobosa > Class Discosea > Subclass Longamoebia > Order Thecamoebida > Family Thecamoebidae

Thecamoeba Fromentel, 1874

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Thecamoeba hilla Schaeffer, 1926
Thecamoeba munda Schaeffer, 1926
Thecamoeba orbis Schaeffer, 1926
Thecamoeba pulchra Page, 1977

Literature

basis of record	Rogerson, A.; Goodkov, A. (2001). Amoebae - naked, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 53-54
additional source	Adl, S.M.; Simpson, A.G.B.; Lane, C.E.; Lukes, J.; Bass, D.; Bowser, S.S.; Brown, M.W.; Burki, F.; Dunthorn, M.; Hampl, V.; Heiss, A.; Hoppenrath, M.; Lara, E.; Le Gall, L.; Lynn, D.H.; McManus, H.; Mitchell, E.A.D.; Mozley-Stanridge, S.E.; Parfrey, L.W.; Pawlowski, J.; Rueckert, S.; Shadwick, L.; Schoch, C.L.; Smirnov, A.; Spiegel, F.W. (2012). The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol., 59(5), 429–493.
additional source	Page, F.C. (1977). The genus Thecamoeba (Protozoa, Gymnamoebia) Species distinctions, locomotive morphology, and protozoan prey. Journal of Natural History, 11(1), 25-63.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

External Links

GenBank
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Thecamoeba Fromentel, 1874. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120559