Spongodiscidae

Spongodiscidae
	Spongotrochus rhabdostylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Retaria
Subphylum:	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 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]

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.

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[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.

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Spongodiscidae

Spongotrochus rhabdostylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Retaria
Subphylum:	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