Spongodiscidae

Spongodiscidae
Stylotrochus geddesii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Rhizaria
Phylum: Radiolaria
Class: Polycystinea
Order: Spumellaria
Family: Spongodiscidae
Genera

Amphirhopalum
Chitonastrum
Dictyocoryne
Euchitonia
Hymeniastrum
Perichlamydium
Porodiscus
Rhopalastrum
Spongaster
Spongodiscus
Spongotripus
Spongotrochus
Stylochlamydium
Stylodictya
Stylospongia
Stylotrochus
Teichertus
Tessarastrum
Tholodiscus
Trigonastrum

Spongodiscidae is a radiolarian protists family 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]

References

  1. ↑ 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

Data related to Spongodiscidae at Wikispecies