CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Lophophaena galeata Ehrenberg 1873
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Lophophaena_ galeata Ehrenberg 1873 in Ehrenberg 1876.jpg
Lophophaena galeata
Citation: Lophophaena galeata Ehrenberg 1873Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.242Type repository: Ehrenberg's collection, Museum für Naturkunde, BerlinFamily (traditional): PlagiacanthidaeFamily (modern): Lophophaenidae
Current identification:
Original Description [2-segmented, with undulating margin; cephalis dilate, anterior part broader, posteriorly contracting to a distinct neck, with sparse, well-separated pores, and with a short, thick, apical spine. Second segment with larger pores with no spines, and with an imperfect'margin. Raised median line in both segments. Length without spine 86 µ, of spine 11 µ, of cephalis 49 µ. Breadth of cephalis 47 µ.
L. capito differs in having a spine and smaller pores in the second segment. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]
References:
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1874b). Grössere Felsproben des Polycystinen-Mergels von Barbados mit weiteren Erläuterungen. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1873: 213-263. gsVO
Lophophaena galeata compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 2-4-2023
Lophophaena_ galeata Ehrenberg 1873 in Ehrenberg 1876.jpg
Lophophaena_ galeata Ehrenberg 1873 in Ehrenberg 1876.jpg
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