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![]() | Giraffospyris annulispina Goll 1969 = Giraffospyris annulispina | |||
![]() | Giraffospyris circumflexa Goll 1969 = Acanthodesmia circumflexa | |||
![]() | Giraffospyris cyrillium Sanfilippo & Riedel 1973 = Giraffospyris cyrillium | |||
![]() | Giraffospyris lata Goll 1969 = Giraffospyris lata | |||
![]() | Giraffospyris laterispina Goll 1969 = Giraffospyris laterispina | |||
![]() | Giraffospyris praetoxaria Mahapatra & Sharma 1994 |
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Current identification/main database link: Giraffospyris Haeckel 1881
See also: Elaphospyris - Giraffospyris was described as a sub-genus of Elaphospyris;
Original Description
3a. Tribus: Taurospyrida. Tetraspyrida acuta, cum spina apicali.
B. spinis apicalibus tribus (media occipitali, duabus parietalibus).
BI. pedibus simplicibus.
Translation: 3a. Tribe: Taurospyrida. Acute Tetraspyrida, with apical spine.
B. With three apical spines (one median and occipital, and two parietal).
BI. With simple feet. (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)]
Editors' Notes
Although described as a sub-genus by Haeckel, Giraffospyris has been used as a genus in the description of the species listed here.
[Junior objective synonym of Elaphospyris Haeckel, 1881a
Synonymized with Triceraspyris Haeckel by Petrushevskaya, 1975c, p.593]
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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Giraffospyris compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 7-3-2021
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