Class Discosea Cavalier-Smith, 2004 em. Smirnov et al., 2011
Diagnosis: Flattened naked amoebae, never producing tubular, subcylindrical pseudopodia and never altering the locomotive form. Cytoplasmic flow polyaxial or without a pronounced axis. No flagellate stage in the life cycle; subpseudopodia, if present, short, never both pointed and branched.
- Order Glycostylida Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith et al., 2004 em.
- Suborder Vannellina Smirnov et al. (2005)
- Family Vannellidae Bovee, 1979
Vannella
Clydonella
Lingulamoeba
Ripella
Paravannella
Pessonella
- Family Vannellidae Bovee, 1979
- Suborder Dactylopodina Smirnov et al. (2005)
- Family Paramoebidae Poche, 1913 em. Kudryavtsev et al., 2011, 2015
Paramoeba
Cunea
Pseudoparamoeba
Janickina
Korotnevella - Family Vexilliferidae Page, 1987
Vexillifera
- Family Paramoebidae Poche, 1913 em. Kudryavtsev et al., 2011, 2015
- Suborder Stygamoebina Smirnov and Cavalier-Smith in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Family Stygamoebidae Smirnov and Cavalier-Smith in Smirnov et al., 2011
Stygamoeba
Vermistella
- Family Stygamoebidae Smirnov and Cavalier-Smith in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Suborder Vannellina Smirnov et al. (2005)
- Order Dermamoebida Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith et al., 2004 em. Smirnov et al., 2011
- Family Dermamoebidae Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
Dermamoeba
Paradermamoeba - Family Mayorellidae Schaeffer, 1926
Mayorella
- Family Dermamoebidae Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Order Thecamoebida Smirnov and Cavalier-Smith in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Family Thecamoebidae Schaeffer, 1926, em. Smirnov et al., 2011
Thecamoeba
Pseudothecamoeba
Thecochaos - Family Stenamoebidae Cavalier-Smith, 2016
Sappinia
Stenamoeba
- Family Thecamoebidae Schaeffer, 1926, em. Smirnov et al., 2011
- Order Centramoebida Rogerson and Patterson, 2002
- Family Acanthamoebidae Sawyer and Griffin, 1975
Acanthamoeba
Protacanthamoeba
Luapeleamoeba
Dracoamoeba
Vacuolamoeba - Family Balamuthiidae Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith et al., 2004
Balamuthia
- Family Acanthamoebidae Sawyer and Griffin, 1975
- Order Himatismenida Page, 1987
- Suborder Tectiferina Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Family Cochliopodiidae De Saedeleer, 1934
Cochliopodium
Coenopodium
Ovalopodium
- Family Cochliopodiidae De Saedeleer, 1934
- Suborder Pellitina Smirnov and Cavalier-Smith in Smirnov et al., 2011, Cavalier-Smith, 2016 Diagnosis as for Pellitida em. in Kudryavtsev et al., 2014, p. 226
- Family Pellitidae Smirnov and Kudryavtsev, 2005
Pellita - Family Goceviidae Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011 em. Kudryavtsev et al., 2014
Gocevia
Paragocevia
Endostelium
- Family Pellitidae Smirnov and Kudryavtsev, 2005
- Suborder Parvamoebina Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Family Parvamoebidae Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
Parvamoeba
- Family Parvamoebidae Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
- Suborder Tectiferina Cavalier-Smith and Smirnov in Smirnov et al., 2011
The diagrams below show morphotypes of locomotive forms of Discosea:
Smirnov et al. (2011), A Revised Classification of Naked Lobose Amoebae
Published: Oct. 25, 2016, last updated: Jan. 03, 2018