The species of this genus belong to the order Schizopyrenida and have a similar life cycle like the members of the genera Naegleria and Tetramitus and may act as opportunistic agents of disease.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Vahlkampfia. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_3360-2
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