The vampyrellids, colloquially known as vampire amoebae, are a group of free-living predatory amoebae classified as part of the lineage Endomyxa. They are distinguished from other groups of amoebae by
1899 illustration of Vampyrella invading Spirogyra
The nucleariids, or nucleariid amoebae, are a group of amoebae that comprise the sister clade of the fungi. Together, they form the clade Holomycota. They are aquatic organisms found in freshwater and