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Fenchel and Patterson , 1988 misidenti Colorless cells with the two flagella inserted Genus subapically (Fenchel and Patterson 1 9 8 8) . Cells may swim with the hairy flagellum As Cafete projecting forwards, or they may attach substrate with the tip of the smooth flagellum. Four which ext described species from temperate and flagellum tropical plankton and marine sediments. O'e Swimming species with a distinct furrow used in food from Cafe uptake (Larsen and Patterson , 1990.) Soo plankton Larsen and Patterson, (1990) for a in both t description of all four species) . Pseudobod Cell body Anterior smooth po 8 c B.C. Swimming cells. D. Beat envelope of anterior flagellum . x3000 . (From Larsen and Patterson , 1990) Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel and Patterson (Fig . 3) . Cells 0-shaped , ·;., cordiform or spherical , sometimes distorted by ingested food particles , mostly 3-6 1-1m long , compressed laterally. Larger cells occur occasionally (Larsen & Patterson 1990). Anterior flagellum 5-8 1-1m long , posterior flagellum c. 5 1-1m. The posterior flagellum passes in a shallow groove and the tip of the flagellum is often attached to a piece of debris or other surface when undisturbed. In swimming cells, the Fig . 4. posterior flagellum trails loosely behind the B. Beat p cell. Cafeteria is easily grown in culture on (From Lar bacteria. It is widely distributed bly generally overlooked or fied . Pseudobodo Griessmann, 1913 ria , but cells may attach to a by a long thin thread of mucus ends from the tip of the smooth (Larsen and Patterson, 1 9 9 0) . cells are hardly distinguishable teria . Two species , both marine. In and marine sediments. Distributed ropical and temperate areas. o tremulans Griessmann (Fig. 4) . rounded, 2 .5-5 .5 1-1m in diameter. flagellum 10-1 6 1-1m long , the sterior flagellum 5-10 1-1m . , ·;.\. ·:,, ·· ~. :,;., .:,,_,·~::,,,.,, ·~;,. . .::·:.. Psudobodo tremulans . A. General aspect. rofile of hairy flagellum . x3000 . sen and Patterson , 1990)
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Fenchel and Patterson , 1988 misidenti Colorless cells with the two flagella inserted Genus subapically (Fenchel and Patterson 1 9 8 8) . Cells may swim with the hairy flagellum As Cafete projecting forwards, or they may attach substrate with the tip of the smooth flagellum. Four which ext described species from temperate and flagellum tropical plankton and marine sediments. O'e Swimming species with a distinct furrow used in food from Cafe uptake (Larsen and Patterson , 1990.) Soo plankton Larsen and Patterson, (1990) for a in both t description of all four species) . Pseudobod Cell body Anterior smooth po 8 c B.C. Swimming cells. D. Beat envelope of anterior flagellum . x3000 . (From Larsen and Patterson , 1990) Cafeteria roenbergensis Fenchel and Patterson (Fig . 3) . Cells 0-shaped , ·;., cordiform or spherical , sometimes distorted by ingested food particles , mostly 3-6 1-1m long , compressed laterally. Larger cells occur occasionally (Larsen & Patterson 1990). Anterior flagellum 5-8 1-1m long , posterior flagellum c. 5 1-1m. The posterior flagellum passes in a shallow groove and the tip of the flagellum is often attached to a piece of debris or other surface when undisturbed. In swimming cells, the Fig . 4. posterior flagellum trails loosely behind the B. Beat p cell. Cafeteria is easily grown in culture on (From Lar bacteria. It is widely distributed bly generally overlooked or fied . Pseudobodo Griessmann, 1913 ria , but cells may attach to a by a long thin thread of mucus ends from the tip of the smooth (Larsen and Patterson, 1 9 9 0) . cells are hardly distinguishable teria . Two species , both marine. In and marine sediments. Distributed ropical and temperate areas. o tremulans Griessmann (Fig. 4) . rounded, 2 .5-5 .5 1-1m in diameter. flagellum 10-1 6 1-1m long , the sterior flagellum 5-10 1-1m . , ·;.\. ·:,, ·· ~. :,;., .:,,_,·~::,,,.,, ·~;,. . .::·:.. Psudobodo tremulans . A. General aspect. rofile of hairy flagellum . x3000 . sen and Patterson , 1990)