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Acanthamoeba

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Acanthamoeba is a genus of amoeboid protists in the family Acanthamoebidae.

EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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unicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001994
- Definition: consisting of exactly one cell
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ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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amoeba
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q506524
- Definition: cell or unicellular organism that uses pseudopods for locomotion and feeding
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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hospital
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002173
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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consumer
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q72638
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Acanthamoeba. View this species on GBIF

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