Aulosphaera

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Aulosphaera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Order: Phaeosphaerida
Family: Aulosphaeridae
Genus: Aulosphaera
Haeckel, 1887

Aulosphaera is a genus of Cercozoa. [1] [2] The genus contains bioluminescent species. [3] [4] It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being Tuscaridium . [3] The described bioluminescent species is Aulosphaera triodon Haeckel, 1887. [4]

Species

The following species are known (incomplete list): [1] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). "Aulosphaera Haeckel, 1860". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Aulosphaera trigonopa — Encyclopedia of Life" . Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. 1 2 Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID   3503524.
  4. 1 2 Poupin J.; Cussatlegras A.S.; Geistdoerfer P. (1999). "Plancton Marin Bioluminescent: inventaire documenté des espèces et bilan des formes les plus communes de la mer d'Iroise". Ecole Navale, Laboratoire d'Océanographie: 64 pp, 1–11 planches. Retrieved March 25, 2019.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Kling, Stanley A.; Boltovskoy, Demetrio (1999). Radiolaria Phaeodaria (PDF). Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. pp. 213–264. ISBN   90-5782-035-8.
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