''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of
Cercozoa
Cercozoa is a phylum of diverse single-celled eukaryotes. They lack shared morphological characteristics at the microscopic level, and are instead defined by molecular phylogenies of rRNA and actin or polyubiquitin. They were the first major ...
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.
It one of two known bioluminescent
phaeodarea
Phaeodarea, or Phaeodaria, is a group of amoeboid cercozoan organisms. They are traditionally considered radiolarians, but in molecular trees do not appear to be close relatives of the other groups, and are instead placed among the Cercozoa. They ...
n genera (formerly thought to be
radiolarian
The Radiolaria, also called Radiozoa, are protozoa of diameter 0.1–0.2 mm that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into the inner and outer portions of endoplasm and ectoplasm. The el ...
s), the other being ''
Tuscaridium
''Tuscaridium'' is a genus of phaeodarian, (formerly thought to be radiolarians). The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera, the other being '' Aulosphaera''.
Species
The following specie ...
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[ The described bioluminescent species is '' Aulosphaera triodon'' Haeckel, 1887.][
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Species
The following species are known (incomplete list):Aulosphaera elegantissima
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Haeckel
*''Aulosphaera trigonopa
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Haeckel, 1860
*''Aulosphaera bisternaria
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Haeckel
*''Aulosphaera filigera
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Haecker, 1908
*''Aulosphaera labradoriensis
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Borgert
*''Aulosphaera robusta
''Aulosphaera'' is a genus of Cercozoa. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera (formerly thought to be radiolarians), the other being ''Tuscaridium''. The described bioluminescent species ...
'' Haecker, 1908
*'' Aulosphaera triodon'' Haeckel, 1887
*'' Aulosphaera trispathis'' Haecker, 1908
*'' Aulosphaera verticillata'' Haeckel
References
Phaeodaria
Cercozoa genera
Bioluminescent phaeodarians
Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel
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