Polychaos
Polychaos is an amoeboid genus in the Amoebozoa group. Several characters unite the species in this genus. The pseudopods meld at their bases when the organism is moving, and have dorsal, longitudinal ridges. The nucleus is oval or ellipsoidal.
Classification
Polychaos includes the following species:Polychaos annulatum Smirnov & Goodkov 1998Polychaos dubium Schaeffer 1926Polychaos fasciculatum Schaeffer 1926Polychaos nitidubium Bovee, 1970Polychaos timidum Bovee, 1972Phylogenetic analysis has shown this that genus belongs to the family Hartmannellidae.