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Tuscaridium
Genus of phaeodarian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tuscaridium is a genus of phaeodarian, (formerly thought to be radiolarians). They consume particles that sink quickly through water which would otherwise reach the deep ocean. Tuscaridiums make cellular colonies (they make a colony like a pyrosome ).[1][2][3] The genus contains bioluminescent species.[4][5] It one of two known bioluminescent phaeodarean genera, the other being Aulosphaera.
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Species
The following species are known (incomplete list):[2][3]
- Tuscaridium cygneum
- Tuscaridium cygenum
- Tuscaridium lithornithium
References
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