IRMNG - Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903

IRMNG taxon details

Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903

IRMNG_ID

1103861 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1103861)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Choanocystidae Cavalier-Smith & von der Heyden, 2007

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Species Meringosphaera aculeata Pascher
Species Meringosphaera brevispina Pascher
Species Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902
Species Meringosphaera merzi Schiller, 1926
Species Meringosphaera spinosa Prescott
Species Meringosphaera baltica Lohmann accepted as Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902
Species Meringosphaera hydroidea Lohmann, 1902 accepted as Ophiaster hydroideus (Lohmann) Lohmann, 1913
Species Meringosphaera radians Lohmann, 1908 accepted as Apedinella spinifera (J. Throndsen) J. Throndsen, 1971
Species Meringosphaera setifera Schiller, 1925 accepted as Raphidosphaera setifera (Schiller) P.C. Silva, 1979
Species Meringosphaera sol Pascher, 1932 accepted as Radiosphaerella sol (Pascher) P.C. Silva, 1979
Species Meringosphaera tenerrima Schiller, 1925 accepted as Raphidosphaera tenerrima (Schiller) P.C. Silva, 1979
Species Meringosphaera wulffiana Pascher, 1938 accepted as Raphidosphaera wulffiana (Pascher) P.C. Silva, 1979

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Lohmann, 1932 (?in error) and elsewhere as Lohmann emend. Pascher, 1932. Previously classified...

Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Lohmann, 1932 (?in error) and elsewhere as Lohmann emend. Pascher, 1932. Previously classified in green algae, xanthophytes, and chrysophytes, centrohelid heliozoans or incertae sedis; according to 18S rDNA sequencing, M. mediterranea groups with NC5 clade (mostly environmental sequences), 2 of which are marine Choanocystidae (Centroplasthelida, heliozoans), refer Zlatogursky et al., 2021. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Meringosphaera Lohmann, 1903. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1103861 on 2024-11-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2007-03-15 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Povey, Anna

2016-11-22 08:30:58Z

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db_admin

2022-02-17 18:31:10Z

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Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

verified source for family Zlatogursky, V. V.; Shɨshkin, Y.; Drachko, D.; Burki, F. (2021). The long-time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan. <em>Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> 68, e12860., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12860
note: likely placement ("closely related to Choanocystidae") [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source Aphia2006, Bourelly 1981, Algaebase [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Predominantly marine but may include a FW species (Algaebase), although Bourelly (1981) places this FW species in Akanthochloris [details]

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