Genus Saccamoeba Frenzel, 1892
- Saccamoeba Frenzel, J. 1892. Untersuchungen über die mikroskopische Fauna Argentiniens. Erster Teil: Die Protozoen I. & II. Abteilung: Die Rhizopoden und Helioamoeben. Zoologica (Stuttgart) 4(12): 1-82 [2] [emend. Bovee, 1972].
Introduction
Unidentified species recorded from Queensland.
Ecological Descriptors
Endosymbiotic (host(s): Rhinella marina Linnaeus, 1758 [BUFONIDAE] Cane Toad (from intestines)).
Diagnosis
Small to moderate-sized amoebae, monopodial with the form of a slightly flattened cylinder. Anterior lobopodium usually shallow compared to cell width, crescent-shaped in cross-section. Uriod process in the form of a prominent posterior villous or knobbed bulb. Cysts lacking or unknown in most species; in those spp that produce them, they are approximately spherical and lack excystment pores.
General References
Bovee, E C. 1972. The lobose amebas. IV. A key to the order Granulopodida Bovee & Jahn 1966, and descriptions of some new and little-known species in this order. Archiv für Protistenkunde 114: 371-403
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2015 | AMOEBOZOA Luhe, 1913 (emend. Cavalier-Smith, 1998) | 10-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Mar-2012 | 15-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Apr-2011 | ADDED |