Meringosphaera Explained

Meringosphaera is a genus of protists belonging to the Centrohelids.

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

Species:

• Meringosphaera aculeata
• Meringosphaera mediterranea
• Meringosphaera spinosa
• Meringosphaera tenerrima

Notes and References

1. Zlatogursky . Vasily V. . Shɨshkin . Yegor . Drachko . Daria . Burki . Fabien . The long‐time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan . Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology . 68 . 5 . 2021 . 1066-5234 . 10.1111/jeu.12860 . 10.1101/2021.03.17.435794. 34048133 . 232327323.
2. Web site: Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903 . 30 April 2021 . www.gbif.org . en.