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Current identification:
Original Description
Cephalis subspherical, with distinct collar stricture, small circular pores, and numerous (twelve to sixteen) radial, bristle-shaped horns of different lengths. Thorax wide, conical, somewhat longer than broad, with slightly convex outlines, and subregular, hexagonal pores, increasing gradually in size towards the mouth; the largest twice as broad as the cephalis.
Size: Cephalis 0.03 long, 0.04 broad; thorax 0.2 long, 0.16 broad.
Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
Haeckel listed Sethoconus lophophaena under the subgeneric name Conarachnium , 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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Sethoconus lophophaena compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 25-2-2021
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