Spongodiscidae is a family of radiolarians in the order Spumellaria. According to the original description by Ernst Haeckel, members of the family have a flat discoidal shell, in which a simple spherical central chamber is surrounded by an irregular spongy framework.[1]
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Spongotrochus rhabdostylus | |
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Family: | Spongodiscidae
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Amphirhopalum
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References
edit- ^ Ernst Haeckel (1887). "Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876". p. 576. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
External links
editData related to Spongodiscidae at Wikispecies