Iodamoeba
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from English iod- (“iodine”) + English amoeba.
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Archamoebea - class; Mastigamoebida - order; Entamoebidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Iodamoeba buetschlii - species
References
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Iodamoeba buetschlii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Iodamoeba at National Center for Biotechnology Information
