Cafeteria (bicosoecid)
| Cafeteria | |
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| Cafeteria roenbergensis | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| Superphylum: | Heterokonta
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| Genus: | Cafeteria Fenchel & Patterson, 1988[1]
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| Type species | |
| Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel & Patterson, 1988
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Cafeteria is a genus of marine bicosoecid described in 1988 by Tom Fenchel and D. J. Patterson. It was created after the discovery of a new species, Cafeteria roenbergensis, a tiny (5–10 μm) eukaryotic organism that is eaten by protozoa and small invertebrates. The name is meant to indicate the importance of the genus in the food web.
At least three species are recognised:[2]
- ? Larsen & Patterson, 1990
- Larsen & Patterson 1990
- (Griessmann 1913) Larsen & Patterson 1990
- Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2006
- Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel & Patterson, 1988
- (Teal et al. 1998) Cavalier-Smith 2013
References[]
- ^ Fenchel, T., Patterson, D. J. (1988). Cafeteria roenbergensis nov. gen., nov. sp., a heterotrophic microflagellate from marine plankton. Marine Microbial Food Webs, 3, 9–19, [1].
- ^ Guiry MD, Guiry GM, eds. (2010). "Cafeteria T. Fenchel & D.J. Patterson, 1988". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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