Trichosphaerium
Trichosphaerium is a genus of amoebozoan protists that present extraordinary morphological transformations, both in size and shape, during their life cycle. They can present a test that may or may not be covered in spicules. They are related to the family Microcoryciidae, which contains other amoebae with tests, within the clade Corycidia of the phylum Amoebozoa.
| Trichosphaerium | |
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| Trichosphaerium sp. with dactylopodium (arrow) | |
| Trichosphaerium in its giant amoeba form | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Clade: | Corycidia |
| Order: | Trichosida Möbius, 1889 |
| Family: | Trichosphaeriidae Sheehan & Banner, 1973 |
| Genus: | Trichosphaerium Schneider, 1878 |
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