Collosphaera

Collosphaera is a radiolarian genus in the family Collosphaeridae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).

Species

The following species are recognized:

• Collosphaera armata <small>Brandt</small>
• Collosphaera confossa <small>Takahashi, 1991</small>
• Collosphaera huxleyi <small>Mueller, 1855</small>
• Collosphaera macropora <small>Popofsky, 1917</small>
• Collosphaera polygona <small>Haeckel, 1887</small>
• Collosphaera tuberosa <small>Haeckel, 1887</small>

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