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See also: Porodiscus - Trematodiscus was described as a sub-genus of Porodiscus;
Original Description
Skelet scheibenförmig, bestcht atis 2 durchlöcherten, parallelen, kreisrunden Deckplatten, zwischen denen mehrere concentrische Kreisbalken oder die Windungen einer Spirale verlaufen, welche durch radiale unterbrochene Balken verbunden sind. Certralkapsel scheibenförmig, zwischen den beiden Deckplatten eingeschlossen.
Editors' Notes
[Frizzell (1951, p. 24) designates Trematodiscus orbiculatus Haeckel in Haeckel, 1862, p. 492, as the type species of Trematodiscus. However, a larger concept of this species was first described in 1860 at the time of the original generic description, and we here assume Frizzell's designation to include this 1860 form.]
Haeckel, E (1861b). Fernere Abbildungen und Diagnosen neuer Gattungen und Arten von lebenden Radiolarien des Mittelmeeres. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1860: 835-845. gsReferences:
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Trematodiscus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 16-1-2021
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