Siphonosphaera
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Siphonosphaera is a genus of radiolarians.[1] The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2][3] It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).[4]
| Siphonosphaera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Retaria |
| Class: | Polycystina |
| Order: | Nassellaria |
| Family: | Collozoidae |
| Subfamily: | Collosphaeridae |
| Genus: | Siphonosphaera Muller 1858 |
| Species | |
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5; see text | |
Species
The following species are recognized:[1]
- Siphonosphaera hippotis
- Siphonosphaera magnisphaera Takahashi, 1991
- Siphonosphaera martensi Brandt, 1905
- Siphonosphaera polysiphonia Haeckel, 1887
- Siphonosphaera socialis Haeckel, 1887
