CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Plagoniscus Haeckel 1887
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Citation: Plagoniscus Haeckel 1887Rank: genusType species: Plagoniscus tripodiscus Haeckel 1887 [designated by Campbell,1954, p.D104]Described on page(s) : 912Family (traditional): not-known
Current identification:
Original Description Plagonida with four unequal radial spines, arising from one common central point; one vertical or apical spine opposed to three divergent or basal spines. Translation: Size: Etymology: the former to the single "apical horn" of the majority of Nassellaria. Perhaps we find here one of the oldest and simplest types of their "triradial or cortinar structure" (compare above, p.902). [Description: the text on p.902 deals with the suborder Extra details from original publication
Editors' Notes
References:
Haeckel, E (1887a). 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 years 1873-1876. 18: 1-1803. gsO
Plagoniscus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 29-1-2023
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