The well-known species Amoeba proteus, which may reach 800 μm in length, is often studied in schools and laboratories as a representative cell or model organism, partly because of its convenient size.
Spesies terkenal Amoeba proteus, yang dapat mencapai panjang 800 μm, sering dipelajari di sekolah-sekolah dan laboratorium sebagai sel perwakilan atau organisme model, sebagian karena ukurannya yang nyaman.