Ergobibamus cyprinoides
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| Park, Kolisko & Simpson, 2010 |
Ergobibamus cyprinoides is a protist species that belongs to the group of Carpediemonas-like organisms of the Fornicata . It is the only species in the genus and is found in the seabed near the coast.
features
Ergobibamus cells are free- living , colorless, bean-shaped, and 7 to 11.5 micrometers long. They have two flagella , the rear of which is around two to two and a half times longer than the cell, through which a long channel runs in which the rear flagella moves. The scourge is winged in cross section. There are around six microtubules . Mitochondria are absent, but there is a homologous structure, which in turn lacks cristae .
Way of life
Of Ergobibamus cyprinoides only the type find is known so far. It comes from anoxic soil layers in the intertidal zone between the high and low water lines of Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada .
Systematics
Species and genus were first described in 2010 . Ergo bibamus , in German “So let's drink!” Is the title of a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1810. According to the namesake, the name refers to the emotions expressed in it, which are appropriate to the Ode I.11 of Horace . This in turn comes from the well-known phrase Carpe diem , the namesake of the sister genus Carpediemonas and indirectly the parent group of Carpediemonas-like organisms to which the species belongs. The cyprinoides, on the other hand, points to a superficial similarity of the cells with a carp.