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| Pentophiastrum caudatum Haeckel 1887 | |||
| not figured | Pentophiastrum dicranastrum Haeckel 1887 | |||
| Pentophiastrum forcipatum Haeckel 1887 |
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Current identification:
Original Description
Porodiscida with five forked chambered arms, without a patagium.
Etymology: From the Greek pentophiastrum = starrulet with five snakes"
Extra details from original publication
The genus Pentophiastrum differs from the two preceding genera by the bifurcation of the five arms, and can be derived either from Pentalastrum by the ramification of the distal ends of the arms, or from the similar Myelastrum by the increase in the number of arms.
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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