Um sistema de chave de classificação interativa para amebas de vida livre do gênero Naegleria

Abstract

Free-living amoebas are protozoa widely distributed in nature and currently some are potentially pathogenic, more specifically some species belonging to the genera Naegleria, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia.

This work presents the development of software to identify free-living amoeba species based on their morphological analysis, that is, their characteristics, through the use of classification keys. Classification keys are widely used when you want to assign scientific names or identify a species of animals, organisms or plants. Also called dichotomous keys, they are tools that allow you to identify the names of taxonomic groups, which is the science that seeks to describe, identify and classify living beings, belonging to a group of organisms.