ramicristate amebae
one of two subgroups of ameboid protozoa (class Lobosa), characterized by mitochondria with branching, tubular cristae; they are typically “naked†i.e., without a test. In this group are the orders Centramoebida, Euamoebida, and Leptomyxida. Called also gymnamoebae. The group is sometimes referred to as the subclass Gymnamoebia.
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