Iodamoeba

Translingual

Trophozoite of Iodamoeba buetschlii

Etymology

New Latin, from English iod- (“iodine”) +‎ English amoeba.

Proper noun

Iodamoeba f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Entamoebidae – amoebas including one (Iodamoeba buetschlii) commensal in the intestine of mammals including humans and distinguished by uninucleate cysts containing a large glycogen vacuole that stains characteristically with iodine.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Archamoebea - class; Mastigamoebida - order; Entamoebidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Iodamoeba buetschlii - species

References

• Iodamoeba buetschlii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Iodamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information