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The causative agent for PAM, a rare but severe brain infection, was found to be Naegleria, an amoeboid protozoan living in warm freshwater. Under which phylum should it be classified and why?

A. Zooflagellata, because it lives in warm freshwater
B. Sporozoa, because it is a disease-causing protozoan
C. Sarcodina, because it has an amoeboid body



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Naegleria fowleri, the causative agent of PAM, is classified under the phylum Amoebozoa due to its amoeboid movement.


Explanation:

Naegleria fowleri, the causative agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), belongs to the phylum Amoebozoa. This classification is due to its utilization of amoeboid movement characterized by pseudopodia formation and protoplasmic flow.


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