Cafeteria (bicosoecid)
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.
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| Cafeteria roenbergensis | |
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| Family: | Cafeteriaceae |
| Genus: | Cafeteria Fenchel & Patterson, 1988[1] |
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| Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel & Patterson, 1988 | |
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At least three species are recognised:[2]
- ?Cafeteria marsupialis Larsen & Patterson, 1990
- Cafeteria ligulifera Larsen & Patterson 1990
- Cafeteria minimus (Griessmann 1913) Larsen & Patterson 1990
- Cafeteria mylnikovii Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2006
- Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel & Patterson, 1988
- Cafeteria sippewissettensis (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, .
- 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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