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.

Tuscaridium
Tuscaridium lithornithium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Thecofilosea
Order: Phaeocalpida
Family: Tuscaroridae
Genus: Tuscaridium

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. Beittenmiller, Kate. "Characterizing the Geometry of Phaeodarian Colonial Spheres" (PDF). MBARI. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "Tuscaridium". WoRMS.
  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.
  5. Haddock, Steven H.D. "Tuscaridium cygneum". The Bioluminescence Web Page. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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