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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Larcospira oliva Haeckel 1887

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Higher levels: rads_cat -> L -> Larcospira -> Larcospira oliva
Other pages this level: L. bulbosa, L. lentelliptica, L. moschkovskii, L. oliva, L. quadrangula, L. sexangula, L. teres, L. tetragonicentrum

Larcospira oliva

Citation: Larcospira oliva Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: species
Described on page(s) : p.697
Type age (chronostrat): [Quaternary]
Type locality: LM2
Type repository: No information given

Current identification:


Original Description

Cortical shell with smooth surface, six times as long as the lentelliptical medullary shell. Perimeter of the lateral plane elliptical, one and a fourth times as long as broad, without constrictions. Both lateral wings of the transverse girdle turn round one another and form one and a half to two double spiral turns.

Size:
Length of the cortical shell 0.25, breadth 0.2; length of the medullary shell 0.04, breadth 0.035.

Editors' Notes
Haeckel listed Larcospira oliva under the subgeneric name Larcospironium, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]

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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