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Classification of Amoebozoa Phylum Classification
Takashi Nakada
27 February 2012
Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Infraphylum Class Subclass Order
Amoebobiota Amoebozoa Lobosa Tubulinea Euamoebida
Arcellinida
Leptomyxida
Nolandida
Echinamoebida
Discosea Flabellinia Dactylopodida
Vannellida
Himatismenida
Stygamoebida
Pellitida
Trichosida
Longamoebia Dermamoebida
Thecamoebida
Centramoebida
Conosa Archamoebae Archamoebea Pelobiontida
Mastigamoebida
Mycetozoa Protosteliomycetes Protosteliales
Dictyosteliomycetes Dictyosteliales
Myxomycetes Echinosteliales
Liceales
Trichiales
Physarales
Stemonitales
Incertae sedis Echinosteliopsidales
Unnamed Variosea Varipodida
Phalansteriida
Holomastigida
Protamoebae Breviatea Breviatida

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