Acanthamoeba
See also: acanthamoeba
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From acanth- (“with thorns”) + Amoeba.
Proper noun edit
Acanthamoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthamoebidae – common single-celled eukaryotes including at least on that is involved in enhancing the virulence of MRSA; brain-eating amoebae.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Lobosa - subphylum; Discosea - class; Longamoebia - subclass; Centramoebida - order; Acanthamoebidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Acanthamoeba astronyxis, Acanthamoeba byersi, Acanthamoeba castellanii, 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 - selected species
Derived terms edit
References edit
Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acanthamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information
