Iodamoeba
Translingual
Trophozoite of Iodamoeba buetschlii
Etymology
New Latin, from English iod- (“iodine”) + English amoeba.
Proper noun
Iodamoeba f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Entamoebidae – amoebas including one (Iodamoeba buetschlii) commensal in the intestine of mammals including humans and distinguished by uninucleate cysts containing a large glycogen vacuole that stains characteristically with iodine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Archamoebea - class; Mastigamoebida - order; Entamoebidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Iodamoeba buetschlii - species
References
Iodamoeba buetschlii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Iodamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information