title: Leptomyxida
text: # Leptomyxida
  
  Leptomyxida is an order of Amoebozoa.
  
  It includes species such as Flabellula citata, Paraflabellula hoguae, Paraflabellula reniformis, Rhizamoeba saxonica and Leptomyxa reticulata.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The taxonomy of Leptomyxida as revised in 2017 recognizes 23 confirmed species:
  
  * Order Leptomyxida Pussard & Pons 1976 sensu Page 1987
     * Family Leptomyxidae Pussard & Pons 1976
        * Leptomyxa Goodey 1915 — 9 species
     * Family Rhizamoebidae Smirnov et al. 2016
        * Rhizamoeba Page 1972 em. Smirnov et al. 2016 — 3 species
     * Family Flabellulidae Bovee 1970
        * Flabellula Schaeffer 1926, (includes former Paraflabellula Page & Willumsen 1983) — 10 species
     * Family Gephyramoebidae Pussard & Pons 1976
        * Gephyramoeba Goodey 2015 — 1 species
  