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Original Description
Disk with smooth surface, without radial spines. Pores regular, circular, fifteen to sixteen on the radius of the disk, in its distal half arranged in fifty to sixty radial series, which are separated by prominent radial crests or ribs. The crests are prolonged into the proximal half of the thin solid equatorial girdle, which is one-third as broad as the radius of the disk.
Size: Diameter of the disk 0.25, of the pores 0.05.
Editors' Notes
There was no illustration of this species in Haeckel (1887)
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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Zonodiscus saturnalis compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 18-4-2021
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