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Current identification/main database link: Amphymenium Haeckel 1881
Original Description
3c. Tribus: Euchitonida. Porodiscida brachiata, brachiis cameratis in plano aequatoriali sitis et e margine disci radiantibus (saepe aculeis brachiorum terminalibus, saepe brachiis patagio vel vimento camerato conjunctis).
A. brachiis duobus oppositis.
AI. brachiis simplicibus.
Ib. cum patagio.
Translation: 3c. Tribe: Euchitonida. Porodiscida with arms, the chambered arms being situated in the equatorial plane and radiating from the margin of the disk (often with terminal spines on the arms, and often with the arms Joined by a patagium or chambered web).
A. With two opposite arms.
AI. With the arms simple.
Ib. With patagium. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]
Etymology: Greek amphymenium = shell with veil on both sides"
Extra details from original publication
Sub-genera described:
Haeckel, E. (1882). Entwurf eines Radiolarien-Systems auf Grund von Studien der Challenger-Radiolarien [Basis for a radiolarian classification from the study of Radiolaria of the Challenger collection]. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. 15: 418-472. gsReferences:
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