amoeba: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ameba • amoebae • Amoebida • amoebas

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representative protozoans

Amoeba engulfing a ciliate.

Observe protozoan microorganisms from a drop of pond water under optical and electron microscopes

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Entamoeba gingivalis Acanthamoeba Entamoeba Endamoeba Naegleria fowleri Balamuthia mandrillaris Entamoeba hartmanni Amoeba proteus Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba paulista

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