Sphaerozoum Explained

Sphaerozoum is a radiolarian genus formerly reported in the subfamily Sphaerozoidae,[1] now reported in the Collosphaeridae.[2] The genus contains bioluminescent species.[1] It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).[3] [4]

Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Herring . Peter J. . Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms . Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence . 1987 . 3. 1 . 147–163. 10.1002/bio.1170010303 . 3503524 .
  2. Web site: Sphaerozoum . WoRMS . 30 March 2019.
  3. Campbell. A. K.. Herring. P. J.. Imidazolopyrazine bioluminescence in copepods and other marine organisms. Marine Biology. 104. 2. 1990. 219–225. 0025-3162. 10.1007/BF01313261.
  4. Latz. Michael I.. Frank. Tamara M.. Case. James F.. Swift. Elijah. Bidigare. Robert R.. Bioluminescence of colonial radiolaria in the western Sargasso Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 109. 1. 1987. 25–38. 0022-0981. 10.1016/0022-0981(87)90183-3.

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