Centropyxis Stein, 1857
(a genus of testate amoebae)

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Centropyxis aculatea
a testate amoeba
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCentropyxis (a genus of testate amoebae)
FamilyCENTROPYXIDAE (a family of testate amoebae)
OrderARCELLINIDA (an order of protozoans)
ClassTUBULINEA (a class of protozoans)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Deflandre, G. 1929 Le genre Centropyxis Stein. Arkiv fur Protistenkunde Vol 67: 322-375.
Mitchell, E. 2002 The identification of Centropyxis, Cyclopyxis, Trigonopyxis and similar Phryganella species living in Sphagnum.

Centropyxis (a genus of testate amoebae) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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