Polychaos
| Polychaos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Order: | Euamoebida |
| Family: | Hartmannellidae |
| Genus: | Polychaos Schaeffer 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Polychaos dubium (Schaeffer 1916) Schaeffer 1926 | |
Polychaos is an amoeboid genus in the Amoebozoa group. Several characters unite the species in this genus. The pseudopods meld at their bases when the organism is moving, and have dorsal, longitudinal ridges. The nucleus is oval or ellipsoidal.