Rhogostomidae is a family of thecate amoebae with a ventral cleft-like aperture.[1] Their theca is thin and flexible and adheres to the cell.[2] The cleft-like aperture allows them to extend and retract their filose pseudopodia, which they use to move and feed.[1] They are primarily feeding on bacteria, but they are also known to consume yeasts and algae.[3] The family contains three genera: Capsellina,[4] Sacciforma,[3] and Rhogostoma.[5]
| Rhogostomidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Thecofilosea |
| Family: | Rhogostomidae |
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References edit
- ^ a b Dumack, Kenneth; Öztoprak, Hüsna; Rüger, Lioba; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-02-01). "Shedding Light on the Polyphyletic Thecate Amoeba Genus Plagiophrys: Transition of Some of its Species to Rhizaspis (Tectofilosida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa) and the Establishment of Sacciforma gen. nov. and Rhogostomidae fam. nov. (Cryomonadida, Thecofilosea, Cercozoa)". Protist. 168 (1): 92–108. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2016.11.004. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 28056380.
- ^ "Rhogostomidae – Microworld". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b Dumack, Kenneth; Flues, Sebastian; Hermanns, Karoline; Bonkowski, Michael (2017-08-01). "Rhogostomidae (Cercozoa) from soils, roots and plant leaves (Arabidopsis thaliana): Description of Rhogostoma epiphylla sp. nov. and R. cylindrica sp. nov". European Journal of Protistology. 60: 76–86. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2017.06.001. ISSN 0932-4739. PMID 28662495.
- ^ Penard, E. (1909). "Sur quelques Rhizopodes des Mousses". Archiv für Protistenkunde. 17: 258–296.
- ^ Belar, Karl (1921). "Untersuchungen über Thecamöben der Chlamydophrys-Gruppe". Arch Protistenkd. 43: 287–354.
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