Ebria tripartita
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| ( Schumann , 1867) Lemmermann , 1899 |
Ebria tripartita is a heterotrophic flagellate found in marine planktonand one of only two species of the Ebriacea . The generic name is derived from the Latin word ebrius , which means drunk and refers to the swimming movements.
features
The group characteristics of the Ebriacea also apply to Ebria tripartita . The flagella are usually difficult to see under a light microscope. The cells are 25 to 40 micrometers long. The inner silicate skeleton has three branches, hence the specific epithet tripartita . Sometimes a cell has several nuclei . Sexual reproduction is not known.
Occurrence and nutrition
Ebria tripartita occurs in the plankton near the coast of cold to temperate seas. It feeds on phytoplankton , mainly on diatoms such as Skeletonema and Thalassiosira , but also on Dinoflagellata .
supporting documents
- Mona Hoppenrath, Brian S. Leander: Ebriid Phylogeny and the Expansion of the Cercozoa . Protist, Volume 157, 2006, pp. 279-290, doi : 10.1016 / j.protis.2006.03.002
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