Protacanthamoeba
| Protacanthamoeba | |
|---|---|
| P. bohemica trophozoites and cysts | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Discosea |
| Order: | Centramoebida |
| Family: | Acanthamoebidae |
| Genus: | Protacanthamoeba Page 1981 |
| Type species | |
| Protacanthamoeba caledonica Page 1972 | |
| Species | |
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Protacanthamoeba is a genus of free-living naked amoebae of the family Acanthamoebidae described in 1981. It has been found in associations with mycobacteria in drinking water networks, along with other Acanthamoebidae genera, likely allowing the replication of both environmental and pathogenic mycobacteria.