Family Endamoebidae (Noun)
Meaning
A large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Endamoebidae consists of amoebae that are parasitic in a wide range of animals, from invertebrates to vertebrates, and are known to infect the digestive tract.
- Endamoebidae is a family of endoparasitic amoebas that includes several species that invade the digestive tract of vertebrates and invertebrates.
- Species within the family Endamoebidae are primarily parasitic, infecting the digestive tract of a variety of animals including humans, animals and invertebrates.
- Intestinal infection with amoebas from the family Endamoebidae can lead to amoebic dysentery and liver abscesses in humans.
- Members of the family Endamoebidae are usually unicellular, with some species having a complex life cycle involving multiple hosts and stages of development within the digestive tract.