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Heterolobosea
| Heterolobosea | |
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| The three different stages of N. fowleri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Percolozoa |
| Class: | Heterolobosea Page & Blanton 1985 |
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Heterolobosea are a class of Percolozoa. The only member of this group that is infectious to humans is Naegleria fowleri, the causative agent of the often fatal disease amoebic meningitis. Typically, their life cycle alternates between flagellate and amoeboid stages.
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