Protamoeba
/ˌprəʊtəˈmiːbə/Biology. Now historical
noun
A genus of supposed simple or primitive amoebae having lobate pseudopodia and lacking a nucleus and contractile vacuole; an organism of this genus.
- The supposed organism on which the genus was based was later discovered to have been a fragment of an amoeba..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. From scientific Latin Protamoeba, genus name from proto- + Amoeba.
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