Aulosphaera
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| Aulosphaera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| 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]
