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Aulosphaera

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Aulosphaera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.