Acanthamoeba

See also: acanthamoeba

Translingual

Acanthamoeba trophozoite

Etymology

From acanth- (“with thorns”) +‎ Amoeba.

Proper noun

Acanthamoeba f

1. 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

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Lobosa - subphylum; Discosea - class; Longamoebia - subclass; Centramoebida - order; Acanthamoebidae - family

Hyponyms

• (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

• Acanthamoebidae

 

References

• Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthamoeba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthamoeba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information