Naegleria gruberi
Species of protist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naegleria gruberi is a species of Naegleria. It is famous for its ability to change from an amoeba, which lacks a cytoplasmic microtubule cytoskeleton, to a flagellate, which has an elaborate microtubule cytoskeleton, including flagella. This "transformation" includes de novo synthesis of basal bodies (or centrioles).
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Naegleria gruberi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Percolozoa |
Class: | Heterolobosea |
Order: | Schizopyrenida |
Family: | Vahlkampfiidae |
Genus: | Naegleria |
Species: | N. gruberi |
Binomial name | |
Naegleria gruberi (Schardinger, 1899) | |
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