Amiba: In 1822

In 1822, the genus Amiba (from the Greek ἀμοιβή amoibe, meaning "change") was erected by the French naturalist Bory de Saint-Vincent. [47][48] Bory's contemporary, C. G. Ehrenberg, adopted the genus in his own classification of microscopic creatures, but changed the spelling to Amoeba. Amoeba is a unicellular organism that can change its shape and move with pseudopodia. Learn about its structure, classification, reproduction and a deadly type of amoeba that can infect the brain. Test your knowledge with a quiz at the end of the web page. Amoeba, any of the microscopic unicellular protozoans of the rhizopodan order Amoebida. The well-known type species, Amoeba proteus, is found on decaying bottom vegetation of freshwater streams and ponds. There are numerous parasitic amoebas. Of six species found in the human alimentary tract, अमीबा (Amoeba) जीववैज्ञानिक वर्गीकरण में एक वंश है तथा इस वंश के ...