Sticholonche is a genus of radiolarians with a single species, Sticholonche zanclea, found in open oceans at depths of 99–510 metres. It is generally considered a heliozoan, placed in its own order, called the Taxopodida. However it has also been classified as an unusual radiolarian, and this has gained support from genetic studies, which place it near the Acantharea.[2]
Sticholonche | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Class: | Sticholonchea (Poche 1913) Petrushevskaya 1977[1] |
Order: | Taxopodida Hertwig 1877 |
Genus: | Sticholonche Hertwig 1877 |
Species: | S. zanclea
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Binomial name | |
Sticholonche zanclea Hertwig, 1877
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Sticholonche are usually around 200
References
edit- ^ "Sticholonchea (Poche, 1913) Petrushevskaja, 1977". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ T. Cavalier-Smith (1993). "Kingdom Protozoa and Its 18 Phyla". Microbiological Reviews. 57 (4): 953–994. doi:10.1128/MMBR.57.4.953-994.1993. PMC 372943. PMID 8302218.
Further reading
edit- Eskinazi-Sant'Anna, EM (August 2006). "Sticholonche zanclea (Protozoa, Actinopoda) in fecal pellets of copepods and Euphausia sp. in Brazilian coastal waters". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 66 (3): 839–47. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842006000500009. PMID 17119831.