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Collozoum
Sign in to saveCollozoum is a radiolarian genus formerly reported in the subfamily Sphaerozoidae, now reported descending from the order Collodaria. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumRadiozoa
- ClassPolycystina
- OrderNassellaria
- FamilyCollozoidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Collozoidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM, YPM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Brazil, Liberia, Australia
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Collozoum is a radiolarian genus formerly reported in the subfamily Sphaerozoidae, now reported descending from the order Collodaria. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a genus of colonial radiolarians (as opposed to solitary).
==Species== The following species are recognized: Collozoum inerme (J. Müller, 1856)
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