Leptomyxida
Order of amoebae
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Leptomyxida is an order of Amoebozoa.[1][2]
| Leptomyxida | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rhizamoeba saxonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Order: | Leptomyxida Pussard & Pons, 1976 |
| Families | |
It includes species such as Flabellula citata, Paraflabellula hoguae, Paraflabellula reniformis, Rhizamoeba saxonica and Leptomyxa reticulata.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of Leptomyxida as revised in 2017 recognizes 23 confirmed species:[3]
- Order Leptomyxida Pussard & Pons 1976 sensu Page 1987
- Family Flabellulidae Bovee 1970
- Flabellula Schaeffer 1926, (includes former Paraflabellula Page & Willumsen 1983) — 10 species [3]
- Family Gephyramoebidae Pussard & Pons 1976
- Gephyramoeba Goodey 2015 — 1 species[3]
- Family Leptomyxidae Pussard & Pons 1976
- Family Rhizamoebidae Smirnov et al. 2016
- Rhizamoeba Page 1972 em. Smirnov et al. 2016 — 3 species[3]
- Family Flabellulidae Bovee 1970
