''Meringosphaera'' is a genus of
protist
A protist ( ) or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural group, or clade, but are a paraphyletic grouping of all descendants of the last eukaryotic common ancest ...
s belonging to the
Centrohelid
The centrohelids or centroheliozoa are a large group of heliozoan protists. They include both mobile and sessile forms, found in freshwater and marine environments, especially at some depth.
Characteristics
Individuals are unicellular and spher ...
s.
The species of this genus are reported to have worldwide distribution
including in Eurasia, Africa and Northern America.
Species:
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Meringosphaera aculeata''
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Meringosphaera mediterranea''
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Meringosphaera spinosa''
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Meringosphaera tenerrima''
References
Haptista
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