Radiolaria Polycystina
Suggested reading

Anderson, O.R. 1983. Radiolaria. Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 1-355.
—An excellent review of radiolarian biology and cytology.

Anderson, O.R., Nigrini, N., Boltovskoy, D., Takahashi, K., Swanberg, N. 2002 (2000). Class Polycystinea. In: J. Lee (ed.), An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa (Second Edition). Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, pp. 994-1022.
—A short review of polycystine classification, with examples (identification keys and figures) of the most widespread genera.

Benson, R.N. 1966. Recent Radiolaria from the Gulf of California. Ph. D. Diss., Univ. Minnesota, pp. 1-577.
—Contains some of the most detailed descriptions and many photographs of 158 tropical and subtropical polycystine species.

Boltovskoy, D. 1981. Radiolaria. In: D. Boltovskoy (ed.), Atlas del Zooplancton del Atlántico Sudoccidental y métodos de trabajo con el zooplancton marino. Public. Esp. Inst. Nac. Inv. Desarrollo Pesq., Mar del Plata, pp. 261-316.
—General review of the systematics and distribution of Recent polycystines from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Includes brief remarks on radiolarian biology, methods of research, histoy of study, etc. (in Spanish).

Boltovskoy, D. 1994. The sedimentary record of pelagic biogeography. Progr. Oceanogr., 34: 135-160.
—Review of the differences between microzooplanktonic geographic patterns in the plankton and in the surface sediments, and of the distorting mechanisms involved.

Campbell, A.S. 1954. Subclass Radiolaria. In "Treatise of invertebrate paleontology. Protista 3" (R.C. Moore, ed.), Geol. Soc. Amer. and Kansas Univ. Press, Lawrence, pp. D11-D163.
—A summary of Haeckel's (1887) system with minor revisions and additions.

Caron, D.A., Swanberg, N.R. 1990. The ecology of planktonic sarcodines. Aquatic Sci., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 3: 147-180.
—Useful summary of radiolarian biology; includes information on distribution and abundance, feeding, growth and reproduction and symbiosis of planktonic sarcodines (Amoebae, Foraminifera, Radiolaria, Acantharia and Heliozoa).

De Wever, P., Dumitrica, P., Caulet, J.P., Nigrin, C., Caridroit, M. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. Gordon and Breach, Amsterdam, 533 pp.
—A thorough overview of the taxonomy and stratigraphy of the Polycystina, including all described fossil forms. Includes brief comments on morphology, distribution, evolution, techniques and fossilization processes.

Haeckel, E. 1887. Report on Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Rep. Sci. Res. Voyage H.M.S. Challenger 1873-76, 18: 1-1803.
—Cornerstone work on radiolarian classification, including the descriptions of 2785 new species with artistically superb illustrations.

Hollande, A., Enjumet, M. 1960. Cytologie, évolution et systématique des Sphaeroidés (Radiolaires). Arch. Mus. Nation. Hist. Natur., Paris, Ser. 7, 7: 1-134.
—A major contribution toward a new classification of spherical spumellarians based on cytological traits (in French).

Kling, S.A. 1978. Radiolaria. In "Introduction to marine micropaleontology" (B.U. Haq, A. Boersma, eds.), Elsevier, New York, pp. 203-244.
—A concise and very good review of all aspects of polycystine knowledge, with emphasis on their applications to stratigraphy and paleoceanography.

Lombar, G., Boden, G. 1985. Modern global radiolarian distributions. Cushman Found. Foram. Res., Spec. Pub. 16A, Washington, D.C.
—Charts of the relative (percentage) distribution of 70 polycystine species in the surface sediments of the World Ocean, based on data of the CLIMAP project.

Nigrini, C.A., Moore, T.C. 1979. A guide to Modern Radiolaria. Cushman Found. Foram. Res., Spec. Pub. 16, Washington, D.C., pp. S1-S142 + N1-N106.
—A nicely illustrated catalogue of ca. 100 Recent polycystine species, including descriptions and remarks on their geographic distribution in surface sediments. This work summarizes current interpretation and names for the most common polycystine taxa.

Petrushevskaya, M.G. 1967. Radiolyarii otryadov Spumellaria i Nassellaria Antarkticheskoi oblasti (po materialam Sovetskoi Antarkticheskoi Ekspeditzii) [Radiolarians of the orders Spumellaria and Nassellaria from the Antarctic region (on the basis of materials of the Soviet Antarctic Expeditions]. Issledovaniya Fauny Morei 9(12), 3: 5-186.
—Descriptions and illustrations of most Antarctic radiolarians (in Russian, translated into English by W.R. Riedel).

Petrushevskaya, M.G. 1971. Radiolyarii Nassellaria v planktone Mirovogo Okeana [Nassellarian radiolarians in the plankton of the World Ocean]. Issledovaniya Fauny Morei 9(17): 5-186.
—Very well illustrated review of practically all extant nassellarian species; includes some data on ecology and distribution in the World Ocean (in Russian, translated into English by W.R. Riedel).

Petrushevskaya, M.G. 1981. Radiolyarii otryada Nassellaria Mirovogo Okeana [Radiolarians of the order Nassellaria from the World Ocean]. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 1-405.
—A catalogue and new classification scheme of all extant and extinct nassellarians (in Russian).

Petrushevskay,a M.G. 1986. Radiolyarevyi analiz [Radiolarian analysis]. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 1-200.
—A comprehensive guide covering all aspects of the study of Recent and fossil Radiolaria (in Russian).

Riedel, W.R. 1971. Systematic classification of polycystine Radiolaria. In "The micropalaeontology of oceans" (W.R. Riedel, B.M. Funnell, eds.), Cambridge Univ. Press., Cambridge, pp. 649-660.
—Outline of most widely used polycystine suprageneric classification.

Riedel, W.R., Foreman, H.P. 1995. Catalogue of polycystine radiolaria. National Technical Information Service, NTIS ID Number PB281000/LC.
—A catalogue of the polycystine species described up to 1930; icludes approx. 20,000 sheets in microfiche format containing species illustrations and descriptions (price: 1158 US dollars).

Sanfilippo, A., Westbeg-Smith, M.J., Riedel, W.R. 1985. Cenozoic Radiolaria. In "Plankton stratigraphy" (H.M. Bolli, J.B. Sunders, K. Perch-Nielsen, eds.), Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, pp. 631-712.
—A detailed guide for Cenozoic stratigraphy based on polycystines. Includes illustrations and descriptions of all diagnostic species, as well as ancillary data on techniques and historic perspectives.

Strelkov, A.A., Reshetnjak, V.V. 1971. Koloniyalnie radiolyarii Spumellaria mirovogo okeana [Colonial spumellarian radiolarians from the World Ocean]. Issledovaniya Fauny Morei 9(17): 295-373.
—Illustrated descriptions and distribution data for most colonial polycystines of the World Ocean (in Russian).