Amoeba proteus was discovered by
A
Gerald Durrell
B
William Bullock
C
Johann Rösel von Rosenhof
D
Paul Émile de Puydt
Correct Answer: Johann Rösel von Rosenhof
The earliest record of an amoeboid organism was produced in 1755 by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof, who named his discovery "Der Kleine Proteus" ("the Little Proteus").