Vahlkampfiidae
Family of micro-organisms
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Vahlkampfiidae is a family of Heterolobosea.[4]
| Vahlkampfiidae | |
|---|---|
| Naegleria fowleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Heterolobosea |
| Order: | Schizopyrenida |
| Family: | Vahlkampfiidae |
| Genera[1][2][3] | |
It includes the following genera:[1]
It formerly included the following genera:[1][2][3]
- Willaertia (moved to Naegleriidae)
- Monopylocystis (moved to Psalteriomonadidae)
- Naegleria (moved to Naegleriidae)
- Paravahlkampfia (not assigned to family as of 2025[update])
- Psalteriomonas (moved to Psalteriomonadidae)
- Sawyeria (synonymized with Psalteriomonas)