Meringosphaera

Meringosphaera
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Meringosphaera

Meringosphaera is a genus of protists belonging to the Centrohelids.[1]

The species of this genus are reported to have worldwide distribution[1] including in Eurasia, Africa and Northern America.[2]

Species:[2]

  • Meringosphaera aculeata Pascher
  • Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann
  • Meringosphaera spinosa Prescott
  • Meringosphaera tenerrima Schiller

References

  1. ^ a b Zlatogursky, Vasily V.; Shɨshkin, Yegor; Drachko, Daria; Burki, Fabien (2021). "The long‐time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 68 (5). bioRxiv 10.1101/2021.03.17.435794. doi:10.1111/jeu.12860. ISSN 1066-5234. PMID 34048133. S2CID 232327323.
  2. ^ a b "Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2021.