Biology:Tuscaridium

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Short description: Genus of phaeodarian

Tuscaridium
Tuscaridium.jpg
Tuscaridium lithornithium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Order: Phaeocalpida
Family: Tuscaroridae
Genus: Tuscaridium

Tuscaridium is a genus of phaeodarian, (formerly thought to be radiolarians).[1][2][3] The genus contains bioluminescent species.[4][5] It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera, the other being Aulosphaera.

Species

The following species are known (incomplete list):[2][3]

  • Tuscaridium cygneum

References

  1. Nakamura, Yasuhide; Noritoshi, Suzuki (2015). Phaeodaria: Diverse Marine Cercozoans of World-Wide Distribution. Tokyo: Springer Japan. pp. 223–249. doi:10.1007/978-4-431-55130-0_9. ISBN 978-4-431-55130-0. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beittenmiller, Kate. "Characterizing the Geometry of Phaeodarian Colonial Spheres". MBARI. https://www.mbari.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Beittenmiller_Katie.pdf. Retrieved 30 March 2019. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Tuscaridium". WoRMS. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578586&allchildren=1. 
  4. Ling, Hsin Yi; Haddock, Steven H.D.. "The enclosing latticed sphere of Tuscaridium cygneum (Murray), a eurybathyal phaeodarian Radiolaria, from the North Pacific". Paleontological Research 1 (2): 144–149. https://archive.org/details/biostor-118201. 
  5. Haddock, Steven H.D.. "Tuscaridium cygneum". https://biolum.eemb.ucsb.edu/organism/pictures/radiolarian.html. Retrieved 30 March 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21228157 entry