Collozoum
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''Collozoum'' is a
radiolarian The Radiolaria, also called Radiozoa, are unicellular eukaryotes 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 ecto ...
genus formerly reported in the subfamily Sphaerozoidae, now reported descending from the order
Collodaria Collodaria is a unicellular order (organisms within the order are called Collodarians) under the phylum Radiozoa (or Radiolaria) and the infrakingdom Rhizaria. Like most of the Radiolaria taxonomy, Collodaria was first described by Ernst Haecke ...
. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).


Species

The following species are recognized: * '' Collozoum inerme'' (J. Müller, 1856)


References

Radiolarian genera Bioluminescent radiolarians {{Radiolarian-stub