CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Pentactura Haeckel 1882
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Citation: Pentactura Haeckel 1882Rank: genusType species: Astromma pentactis Ehrenberg 1873 [designated by Campbell,1954, p.D83]Described on page(s) : 458
Current identification:
Original Description 2c. Tribus: Astracturida. Coccodiscida brachiata, brachiis cameratis in plano aequatoriali sitis et e margine lentis radiantibus (saepe aculeis brachiorum terminalibus, saepe brachiis patagio (vel vimento camerato) conjunctis). D. brachiis quinque (liberis).
Translation: 2c. Tribe: Astracturida. Coccodiscida with arms, the chambered arms situated in the equatorial plane and radiating from the margin of the lens (often with terminal spines on the arms), often with the arms joined by a patagium (or chambered web). D. With five arms (free). (Translated from Latin by E.M.R. and W.R.R.)] Size: Etymology: From the Greek pentactura = stellated shell with five rays" Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes
References:
Haeckel, E. (1882a). 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. gs
Pentactura compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 5-2-2023
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