Balamuthia

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Classis: Discosea
Ordo: Centramoebida
Familia: Acanthamoebidae
Genus: Balamuthia
Species (1): B. mandrillaris

Name

Balamuthia Visvesvara et al., 1993

Alternative classifications

Patterson, Simpson, & Rogerson, in Lee et al. (2000)

Patterson, D.J., Simpson, A.G.B. & Rogerson, A., 2000. Amoebae of uncertain affinities. In: Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F. & Bradbury, P. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Society of Protozoologists/Allen Press: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A, 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 804-827, [1]. See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), [2], and Patterson, [3].

In “protozoa”
- “amoeboid protists”
  - “amoebae of uncertain affinities”
    - 6. Genus Balamuthia Visvesvara, Schuster & Martinez, 1993

References

Visvesvara, G. S., Schuster, F. L., & Martinez, A. J. (1993). Balamuthia mandrillaris, n. g., n. sp., agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 40(4), 504-514, [4].