Cafeteria (bicosoecid)

Cafeteria
	Cafeteria roenbergensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Order:	Bicosoecida
Family:	Cafeteriaceae
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.

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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[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, .

[2] 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.