Translingual

Proper noun

Lobosa

1. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Amoebozoa – the lobose amoebae.

Usage notes

• The taxonomy of Amoebozoa is very uncertain and subject to change.

Synonyms

• (subphylum): Lobosea - class

Hypernyms

• (subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum

Hyponyms

• (subphylum): Discosea, Tubulinea - classes (in Ruggiero et al.), unranked clades in other sources

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521