Amphitrematidae
Edward Mitchell and Ralf Meisterfeld
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close boxDiscussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The position of the Amphitrematidae is currently uncertain. Due to an error by De Saedeleer (1934) this family has been sometimes included with the Granuloreticulosea, but there is no doubt that Amphitrema and Archerella have filopodia (cf. images).
Amphitrema stenostoma (left), Archerella flavum (right). © Edward Mitchell
The pseudopodia of Paramphitrema differ significantly, and it is unclear whether the presence of two apertures is sufficient to place this genus in the Amphitremidae.
Paramphitrema. © 2008
Diplophrys and Microcometes have previously been included in this area but Diplophrys has since been shown to have affinities with the Labyrinthulids (Dykstra & Porter, 1984) and Microcometes is a flagellate.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Amphitrema wrightianum |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Edward Mitchell |
| Copyright |
© Edward Mitchell
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| Scientific Name | Amphitrema wrightianum |
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| Comments | Endosymbiontic algae are visible in red (fluorescence microscopy) |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Edward Mitchell |
| Copyright |
© Edward Mitchell
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| Scientific Name | Paramphitrema |
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| Location | BC, Canada |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Chitchai Chantangsi |
| Copyright |
© 2008
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About This Page
This page is being developed as part of the Tree of Life Web Project Protist Diversity Workshop, co-sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program in Integrated Microbial Biodiversity and the Tula Foundation.
Edward Mitchell
University of Neuchâtel
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
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- First online 06 May 2009
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Mitchell, Edward and Ralf Meisterfeld. 2009. Amphitrematidae . Version 06 May 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Amphitrematidae/124617/2009.05.06 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
