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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Tripocyrtis tripodiscus Haeckel 1887

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Tripocyrtis tripodiscus

Citation: Tripocyrtis tripodiscus Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: species
Described on page(s) : p.1202
Type repository: No information given
Family (traditional): Plagiacanthidae

Current identification:


Original Description

Cephalis subspherical, with small, polygonal pores and a large, arborescent, vertical horn of thrice the length, bearing numerous ramified branches. Thorax with three straight, widely divergent ribs, of the same length as the horn, connected by a delicate, arachnoidal framework with irregular, polygonal meshes.

Cephalis 0.04 long, 05 [sic] broad; thorax 0.12 long, 0.18 broad. [dimensions in mm]

Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)

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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Tripocyrtis tripodiscus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 11-6-2026

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