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Current identification: Sethoconus hexagonalis
Original Description
Cephalis very small, subspherical, hyaline, without pores, with a rudimentary horn of half the length. Thorax slenderly conical, or bottle-shaped, twice to three times as long as broad; in the lower half nearly cylindrical, with very thin, thread-like bars, and regular, hexagonal pores, increasing in size towards the mouth.
Size: Cephalis 0.005 diameter, thorax 0.12 long, 0.05 broad. (mm)
Extra details from original publication
Habitat.—Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, depth 2200 fathoms (Pullen).
Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1873b). Mikrogeologische Studien uber das kleinste Leben der Meeres-Tiefgrunde aller Zonen und dessen geologischen Einfluss. Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1872: 131-399. gs 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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