''Hyperamoeba'' is a former genus of
amoeboid
An amoeba (; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; plural ''am(o)ebas'' or ''am(o)ebae'' ), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudopo ...
protist
A protist () is any eukaryotic organism (that is, an organism whose cells contain a cell nucleus) that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While it is likely that protists share a common ancestor (the last eukaryotic common ancestor), the exc ...
s, described in 1923. It has been shown to be
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of converg ...
, and the species formerly contained in it have been divided among the genera ''
Physarum
''Physarum'' is a genus of mycetozoan slime molds in the family Physaraceae.
It contains the following species:
*''Physarum albescens''
*'' Physarum album''
*'' Physarum andinum''
*'' Physarum bivalve''
*'' Physarum bogoriense''
*'' Physarum c ...
'', ''
Stemonitis
''Stemonitis'' is a distinctive genus of slime moulds found throughout the world (except Antarctica). They are characterised by the tall brown sporangia, supported on slender stalks, which grow in clusters on rotting wood. The genus was first des ...
'' and ''
Didymium
Didymium ( el, , twin) is a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium. It is used in safety glasses for glassblowing and blacksmithing, especially with a gas (propane)-powered forge, where it provides a filter that selectively blocks t ...
''.
References
Amoebozoa genera
Obsolete eukaryote taxa
Myxogastria
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