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Vahlkampfiidae

Vahlkampfiidae
Naegleria trophA.JPG
Naegleria fowleri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Excavata
Phylum: Percolozoa
Class: Heterolobosea
Order: Schizopyrenida
Family: Vahlkampfiidae

Vahlkampfiidae is a family of Heterolobosea.

It includes the following genera:

Garstecki, Tobias; Brown, Susan; De Jonckheere, Johan (29 April 2005). "Description of Vahlkampfia signyensis n. sp. (Heterolobosea), based on morphological, ultrastructural and molecular characteristics". European Journal of Protistology. 41 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1016/j.ejob.2005.01.003. 

Hinkle, Gregory; Sogin, Mitchell L. (September 1993). "The Evolution of the Vahlkampfiidae as Deduced from 16S-like Ribosomal RNA Analysis". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 40 (5): 599–603. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb06114.x. PMID 8401474. 

De Jonckheere, Johan (January 2007). "Molecular identification of free-living amoebae of the Vahlkampfiidae and Acanthamoebidae isolated in Arizona (USA)". European Journal of Protistology. 43 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2006.09.001. PMID 17222746. 


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