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Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Puschkarew)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Protozoa
phylum
Amoebozoa
class
Lobosa
order
Amoebida
family
Acanthamoebidae
genus
Acanthamoeba
species
Acanthamoeba polyphaga

Name

Homonyms
Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Puschkarew)

Bibliographic References

  1. Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp.
  2. Lorenzo-Morales, J.; Ortega-Rivas, A.; Foronda, P.; Martinez, E.; Valladares, B. (2005). Isolation and identification of pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from water sources. <em>Parasitology Research.</em> 95(4): 273-277. 10.1007/s00436-005-1301-2
  3. Page, F. C. (1967). Re‐Definition of the Genus Acanthamoeba with Descriptions of Three Species." The Journal of protozoology. <em>The Journal of Protozoology.</em> 14.4: 709-724.
  4. Siddiqui, R.; Khan, N.A. (2012). Biology and pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba. <em>Parasites & Vectors.</em> 5(1): 6. 10.1186/1756-3305-5-6
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