Polychaos
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Polychaos is an amoeboid genus in the Amoebozoa group.[2] Several characters unite the species in this genus. The pseudopods meld at their bases when the organism is moving, and have dorsal, longitudinal ridges. The nucleus is oval or ellipsoidal.[3]
| Polychaos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Order: | Euamoebida |
| Family: | Hartmannellidae |
| Genus: | Polychaos Schaeffer 1926[1] |
| Type species | |
| Polychaos dubium (Schaeffer 1916) Schaeffer 1926 | |
Classification
Polychaos includes the following species:[3]
- Polychaos annulatum (Pénard 1902) Smirnov & Goodkov 1998
- Polychaos dubium (Schaeffer, 1916) Schaeffer 1926
- Polychaos fasciculatum (Penard, 1902) Schaeffer 1926
- Polychaos nitidubium Bovee, 1970
- Polychaos timidum Bovee, 1972
Phylogenetic analysis has shown this that genus belongs to the family Hartmannellidae.[4]
