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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Choenicosphaera Haeckel 1887

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Choenicosphaera flammabunda Haeckel 1887
= Acrosphaera flammabunda
not figuredChoenicosphaera flosculenta Haeckel 1887

Choenicosphaera murrayana Haeckel 1887
= Acrosphaera murrayana
Choenicosphaera nassiterna Haeckel 1887

Choenicosphaera

Citation: Choenicosphaera Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Choenicosphaera murrayana Haeckel 1887 [designated by Campbell,1954, p.D52]
Described on page(s) : 102
Family (traditional): Collosphaeridae

Current identification:


Original Description

Collosphaerida with simple shells, armed on the outside with radial spines, forming elegant coronals around the larger pores.

Etymology:
From the Greek choenicosphaera = shell with coronel trepans"

Extra details from original publication
The genus Choenicosphæra is characterised by the peculiar disposition of its radial spines, which form protective coronals around the larger pores, or even around all pores of the shell.
Sub-genera described:

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 years 1873-1876. 18: 1-1803. gs O


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