Global InformationNaegleria lustrarea information
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| Naegleria lustrarea | |
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| Light micrograph of N. lustrarea showing eruptive hyaline pseudopodia (h), bulbus uroid (bu) and a large single nucleus (nu). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Percolozoa |
| Class: | Heterolobosea |
| Order: | Schizopyrenida |
| Family: | Vahlkampfiidae |
| Genus: | Naegleria |
| Species: | N. lustrarea
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| Binomial name | |
| Naegleria lustrarea Becker & Silberman, 2024[1]
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| Type strain | |
| CCAP 1518/36 | |
Naegleria lustrarea is a species of free-living amoeba belonging to the group Heterolobosea. It was described in 2024 from amoebae present in the gut of a salamander found in Arkansas. It is an amoeboflagellate, capable of transitioning from an amoeboid stage to a flagellate stage during its life cycle.
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