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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Staurotholonium octodoratium Haeckel 1887

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Higher levels: rads_cat -> S -> Staurotholonium -> Staurotholonium octodoratium
Other pages this level: S. alternatum, S. bicruciatum, S. biquadratum, S. lenticulare, S. octodoratium, S. octodoronium

Staurotholonium octodoratium

Citation: Staurotholonium octodoratium Haeckel 1887
Taxonomic rank: species
Described on page(s) : p.676
Type repository: No information given
Family (traditional): not-known

Current identification:


Original Description

Outer cortical shell of the same form and structure as the inner, but twice as large, both principal domes somewhat larger than both lateral. Pores subregular, circular, of the same breadth as the bars; five to six in the semicircle of one inner, eight to ten of one outer cupola. Eight thin and long bristle-like spines, opposite in pairs in two crossed diagonal planes.

Major axis of the outer cortical shell 150µm, minor 120µm; major axis of the inner cortical shell 70µm, minor 60µm; pores and bars 5µm.

Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
Haeckel listed Staurotholonium octodoratium under the subgeneric name Staurotholoma, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.

References:

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 years 1873-1876. 18: 1-1803. gs O


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