Kraken (genus)

Kraken carinae

Kraken carinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Rhizaria
Order:	Cercozoa
Family:	Krakenidae
Genus:	Kraken Dumack et al.
Type species
"Kraken carinae" Dumack et al.

Kraken is a genus of amoebae within the Cercozoa. These amoebae are characterized by a small round cell body and a network of thin and very long filopodia that can reach up to a mm in diameter. Kraken amoebae feed on bacteria and live in freshwater and soil systems.

Described Kraken species

Kraken carinae (type species)

Dedication

Kraken carinae is dedicated to Carina Platten for being a lovely girlfriend.

References

Kenneth Dumack, Julia Schuster, David Bass, & Michael Bonkowski (2016). A Novel Lineage of “Naked Filose Amoebae”; Kraken carinae gen. nov. sp. nov. (Cercozoa) with a Remarkable Locomotion by Disassembly of its Cell Body. Protist, 167(3), 268–278. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2016.04.002

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