References:
Haeckel, E (1887). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the year 1873-1876, Zoology. 18: 1-1803. gs
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Original Description
Shell nearly cylindrical, with two slight annular transverse strictures; its middle part is somewhat broader. Surface thorny, with numerus (forty to sixty or more) short, thin, radial spines, not longer than the breadth of the shell. Spongy framework everywhere of the same structure, compact, with small meshes, twice to three times as broad as the bars.
Size: Length of the shell 0.24, breadth 0.04 to 0.06.
Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
Haeckel listed Spongurus tricolus under the subgeneric name Spongurella, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]
Haeckel, E (1887). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the year 1873-1876, Zoology. 18: 1-1803. gsReferences:
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Spongurus tricolus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 17-1-2021
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