Postgaardi

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Postgaardi
Scientific classification
Domain:
(unranked):
Division:
Class:
Postgaardea [1]
Order:
Postgaardida

Cavalier-Smith 2003
Family:
Postgaardidae

Cavalier-Smith 2016
Genus:
Postgaardi

Fenchel et al. 1995
Species
  • Postgaardi mariagerensisFenchel et al. 1995

Postgaardi mariagerensis is a species of single-celled eukaryote in the Euglenozoa. Some have classified it in a class called Postgaardea along with Calkinsia , but as of 2009, Postgaardi is not well enough known to confidently determine its relationship with other organisms in the Euglenozoa. [1] Both it and Calkinsia do live in low oxygen environments and are covered with bacteria which live on their surface. [1]

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Species

The only species in the genus Postgaardi is P. mariagerensis. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Yubuki, N; Edgcomb, Vp; Bernhard, Jm; Leander, Bs (Jan 2009). "Ultrastructure and molecular phylogeny of Calkinsia aureus: cellular identity of a novel clade of deep-sea euglenozoans with epibiotic bacteria". BMC Microbiology. 9: 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-16 . PMC   2656514 . PMID   19173734.
  2. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Postgaardi". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-22.

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