Genus Discamoeba Jahn, Bovee & Griffith, 1979
Diagnosis: Length and width of locomotive form similar. Clear zone extends around the endoplasmic mass. No posterior uroid. Cytoplasm contains a spherical nucleus and frequently a contractile vacuole and crystals. Floating form without radiating pseudopodia.
Type species: Discamoeba guttula (Dujardin, 1835)
Ecology: Freshwater.

Published: Oct. 25, 2016, last updated: Oct. 10, 2018