Meringosphaera

Meringosphaera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Class:	Centrohelida
Genus:	Meringosphaera

Last updated October 18, 2025

Meringosphaera is a genus of protists belonging to the centrohelids.^[1]

The species of this genus are reported to have worldwide distribution^[1] including in Eurasia, Africa and Northern America.^[2]

Species:^[2]

Meringosphaera aculeata Pascher
Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann
Meringosphaera spinosa Prescott
Meringosphaera tenerrima Schiller

References

1 2 Zlatogursky, Vasily V.; Shɨshkin, Yegor; Drachko, Daria; Burki, Fabien (2021). "The long‐time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 68 (5). bioRxiv 10.1101/2021.03.17.435794 . doi:10.1111/jeu.12860. ISSN 1066-5234. PMID 34048133. S2CID 232327323.
1 2 "Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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[Zlatogursky-1] 1 2 Zlatogursky, Vasily V.; Shɨshkin, Yegor; Drachko, Daria; Burki, Fabien (2021). "The long‐time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 68 (5). bioRxiv 10.1101/2021.03.17.435794 . doi:10.1111/jeu.12860. ISSN 1066-5234. PMID 34048133. S2CID 232327323.

[GBIF-2] 1 2 "Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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