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The
Amoeba, Chaos group |
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genera Amoeba and Chaos have long been recognised as being
akin, and this has been borne out by recent SSUrDNA analysis (Bolivar
et al, 2001). This analysis
suggests that Saccamoeba limax (ATCC 30942; AF293902) is related
to this group, and that another group consisting of Rhizamoeba sp
(ATCC 50743; AF293901), Paraflabellula hoguae (ATCC 30733;
AF293899), Paraflabellula reniformis (ATCC 50741; AF293900) and Leptonyxa
reticulata (ATCC 50242; AF293898) form a more distantly related
group. An even more distantly related group consists of Hartmanella
vermiformis (ATCC 30966; M95168) and Echinamoeba exudans (ATCC
50171; AF293895). |
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| References:-
Bolivar, I., Fahrni, J. F., Smirnov,
A. & Pawlowski, J. (2001) SSU rRNA-based phylogenetic position of
the genera Amoeba and Chaos (Lobosea, Gymnamoebia): The
origin of gymnamoebae revisited., Mol.Biol.Evol. 18, 2306-2314. |
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