Pentophiastrum foripatum Haeckel 1887.jpg
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Original Description
Arms in pairs different, all in the basal two thirds simple, in the distal third forked. Only in the posterior (odd) arm both branches are equal, in the four others unequal. The common axis of the posterior lateral pair is horizontal, perpendicular to the median line; the axes of the anterior pair are pincer-like, concavely curved towards the median line or principal axis.
Size: Radius of the arms about 0.5, breadth 0.14.
Editors' Notes
Haeckel listed Pentophiastrum forcipatum under the subgeneric name Pentophiastromma, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.[comment from RadWorld database]
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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Pentophiastrum forcipatum compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 15-4-2021
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