Vahlkampfia
Vahlkampfia is visible in the center. The oval organisms are cryptomonads, the tiny spots and sticks are bacteria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Discoba
Phylum:	Heterolobosea
Order:	Schizopyrenida
Family:	Vahlkampfiidae
Genus:	Vahlkampfia
Species [1]
Vahlkampfia avara Vahlkampfia ciguana Vahlkampfia inornata Vahlkampfia lobospinosa Vahlkampfia orchill Vahlkampfia signyensis Vahlkampfia jugosa

Vahlkampfia is a genus of amoeboids in Heterolobosea. ^[2]

References

Further reading

• Brown, Susan; De Jonckheere, Johan F. (Feb. 25, 1999). "A reevaluation of the amoeba genus Vahlkampfia based on SSUrDNA sequences". European Journal of Protistology35 (1):49-54.doi:10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80021-2
• Gonzalez-Robles, Arturo; Salazar-Villatoro, Lizbeth; Gonzalez-Lazaro, Monica; Omana-Molina, Maritza; Martinez-Palomo, Adolfo (January 2012). "Vahlkampfia sp: Structural observations of cultured trophozoites". Experimental Parasitology. 130 (1): 86–90. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2011.10.009. PMID   22067209.
• Maeda, Yasuo; Mayanagi, Taira; Amagai, Aiko (March 2009). "Folic Acid is a Potent Chemoattractant of Free-living Amoebae in a New and Amazing Species of Protist, Vahlkampfia sp". Zoological Science. 26 (3): 179–186. doi:10.2108/zsj.26.179. PMID   19341337.

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