Cafeteria (genus)

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Cafeteria
File:Cafeteria roenbergensis FENCHEL and D J PATTERSON schematic drawing.svg
Cafeteria roenbergensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Bigyra
Class: Bikosea
Order: Anoecida
Family: Cafeteriidae
Genus: Cafeteria
Fenchel & Patterson, 1988[1]
Type species
Cafeteria roenbergensis
Fenchel & Patterson, 1988
Synonyms

Acronema Teal et al. 1998 non Falconer ex Edgeworth 1846

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.

Several species are recognised:

References

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  1. ^ 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].
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