Protostelium
| Protostelium | |
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| Protostelium mycophaga sporocarps | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Variosea |
| Order: | Protosteliida Olive & Stoianovitch 1966, emend. Shadwick & Spiegel in Adl et al. 2012[4] |
| Family: | Protosteliidae Olive & Stoianovitch 1966[3] |
| Genus: | Protostelium Olive & Stoianovitch 1960[1] emend. Spiegel et al. 2017[2] |
| Type species | |
| Protostelium mycophaga Olive & Stoianovitch 1960
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| Synonyms | |
Protostelium is a genus of protosteloid amoebozoans, i.e., amoebae capable of forming simple fruiting bodies composed of a stalk and a ball of spores.[6] It contains numerous species, including P. aurantium, which was initially classified in a different genus Planoprotostelium. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Planoprotostelium branches from within the genus Protostelium, making them synonyms.[2]
The genus is placed in the family Protosteliidae within the monotypic order Protosteliida, which is part of a larger group of amoebozoans known as Variosea.[4][7]
Classification
[edit | edit source]Many species from the genus Protostelium have been transferred over time to other protosteloid genera. The following species remain:[2]
- Protostelium apiculatum Shadwick & Spiegel 2017
- Protostelium aurantium (Olive & Stoianovitch 1971) Shadwick & Spiegel 2017 (=Planoprotostelium aurantium Olive & Stoianovitch 1971)
- Protostelium mycophaga Olive & Stoianovitch 1960
- Protostelium nocturnum Spiegel 1984
- Protostelium okumukumu Spiegel, Shadwick & Hemmes 2006
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