CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Cycladophora Ehrenberg 1846
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Original Description Apertura teslae duplex opposita. Testa articulata, stricturis duabus aut pluribus - corporis postica parte non coarctata, ampla
Translation: Aperture of the test double, opposite. Test segmented, with two or more strictures. Posterior part of the body broad, not narrowing. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)] Etymology: From the Greek cycladophora = bearing a female robe" Extra details from original publication Sub-genera described:
Cycladophora (Cycladophora) Ehrenberg 1846
Cycladophora (Cyclampterium) Haeckel 1887
Cycladophora (Lamptonium) Haeckel 1887
Cycladophora (Lampterium) Haeckel 1882
Cycladophora (Cyclamptidium) Haeckel 1887
Cycladophora (Lamptidium) Haeckel 1887
Editors' Notes [Four new species were recognized at the time of the generic definition.]
References:
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1846). Uber eine halibiolithische, von Herrn R. Schomburgk entdeckte, vorherrschend aus mikroskopischen Polycystinen gebildete, Gebirgsmasse von Barbados. Bericht uber die zu Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1846: 382-385. gs
Cycladophora compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 7-6-2023
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