CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Acanthosphaera octahedralis Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Acanthosphaera octahedralis Haeckel 1887Rank: speciesDescribed on page(s) : p.213Type age (chronostrat): [presumably Quaternary]Type locality: LM13Type repository: No information given
Current identification:
Original Description Shell thick walled, octahedral, fourteen times as broad as one mesh. Pores regular, circular, three times as broad as the bars. Fourteen radial spines, regularly disposed, conical, as long as the radius of the shell, twice as broad at the base as one mesh. Six spines correspond to the six corners of a regular octahedron, eight to the central points of its eight faces. Translation: Size: Diameter of the shell 140µm, pores 10µm, bars 3µm; length of the spines 80µm, basal breadth 20µm. Etymology: Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887) Haeckel listed Acrosphaera octahedralis the subgeneric name Rhaphidocapsa, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]
References:
Haeckel, E (1887a). 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. gsO
Acanthosphaera octahedralis compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 10-12-2022
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