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Microbiology General 5c680554

Entamoeba histolytica belongs to:

A
Phylum Protozoa
B
Supergroup Amoebozoa
C
Subphylum Sarcomastigophora
D
Subphylum Sporozoa
High-Yield Explanation
According to the new classification scheme, the eukaryotes have been classified into six clusters or "Supergroups", namely : Amoebozoa, Opisthokonta, Rhizaria, Archaeplastida, Chromalveolata and Excavata. The amoebae that parasitize the intestinal tracts of humans belong to four genera: Entamoeba, Endolimax, Iodamoeba and Blastocystis. They all belong to phylum Amoebozoa, subphylum Conosa, which contains organisms that move by means of cytoplasmic protrusion called PSEUDOPODIUM. Ref: Manual of Clinical Microbiology; ASM press

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