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Current identification/main database link: Lophocyrtis Haeckel 1887
Original Description
Theocorida (vel Tricyrtida eradiata aperta) with cylindrical abdomen, and wide open truncate mouth. Cephalis with two horns, or a bunch of horns.
Etymology: From the Greek lophocyrtis = basket with a crest
Extra details from original publication
The genus Lophocyrtis differs from its ancestral form Theocyrtis only in the armature of the cephalis, bearing instead of a single horn either two divergent horns, or a bunch, or coronal of numerous spines. The slender abdomen is in both genera cylindrical, with wide open mouth.
Sub-genera described:
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 year 1873-1876, Zoology. 18: 1-1803. gsReferences:
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