Kalmar "Genus Amoeba" tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic da aka yi amfani da ita a cikin ilmin halitta don kwatanta ƙungiyar kwayoyin halitta waɗanda ke motsawa da ciyarwa ta hanyar kari na ɗan lokaci na cytoplasm ɗin su da ake kira pseudopodia. Kalmar "genus" wani matsayi ne na haraji da ake amfani da shi don rarraba kwayoyin halitta zuwa rukuni bisa ga kamanceceniya, kuma "Amoeba" shine sunan jinsin protozoa wanda ke cikin phylum Amoebozoa. Mambobin wannan jinsin suna da alamun rashin siffa da iya canza sura, rashin tsayayyen siffa ko tsarin jiki, da yanayin ciyarwa ta hanyar cinye ƙwayoyin abinci ta hanyar phagocytosis.