Lithocorythium Ehrenberg 1847 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Radiolaria

Full reference: C. G. Ehrenberg. 1847. Uber die mikroskopischen kieselschaligen Polycystinen als machtige Gebirgsmasse von Barbados und uber das Verhaltniss der aus mehr als 300 neuen Arten bestehenden ganz eigenthumlichen Formengruppe jener Felsmasse zu den jetzt lebenden Tieren und zur. Bericht uber die zu Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 41-60

Parent taxon: Radiolaria according to C. G. Ehrenberg 1847

Sister taxa: Actinommura, Adamas, Amphicentria, Amphicraspedum, Anthocyrtium, Archiphormis, Archipiliacea, Artocyrtis, Astractinium, Cancellientactinia, Carposphaeridium, Caryosphaera, Cavasphaera, Cenellipsis, Cenodiscus, Ceratastrum, Ceratoclathrulum, Cessipylorum, Challengeriacea, Chilomma, Choenicosphaera, Clathrocircus, Clathrocorona, Clavata, Coccodiscacea, Collodaria, Copiconica, Cornutanna, Cornutellium, Corythomelissa, Cromyatractus, Cromyechinus, Crucidiscus, Cryptoprora, Cubosphaera, Cyrtidosphaera, Cyrtophormis, Dictyocodon, Dictyospyrella, Dictyospyrissa, Diploplegma, Dipospyris, Dizonium, Druppatractona, Drymyomma, Dystympanium, Ectoactinia, Ehrenbergia, Ethmosphaeracea, Euphysetta, Guangxitrisphaera, Guttacapsa, Gyrosphaera, Halicapsa, Haploplus, Haplopolaris, Hapolpolus, Hataina, Heliaster, Heliosestilla, Helminentactinia, Hemisphaera, Hexalastrum, Hexaspyridium, Hexastylidium, Hymenastromma, Labyrinthosphaera, Lamprodiscus, Lithamphora, Litheliacea, Lithocampium, Lithocannosphaeropsis, Lithomitrella, Lithopilium, Lithotympanium, Lynchnocanella, Mazosphaera, Microlecitos, Neoaspiculum, Nyfrieslandia, Octalacorys, Odontosphaera, Palaeolithochytris, Palamphimorphium, Paleocenosphaera, Palhindeolithus, Panartus, Papinochium, Parafollicucullinoides, Pentalacorys, Pentinastrum, Peridium, Peripanartus, Peritiviator, Pheodaria, Plagoniacea, Plagoniscus, Polycystina, Praespongocoelia, Priscilatentidiota, Prismatium, Protocystis, Protosegmentum, Prunulum, Pseudostaurosphaera, Psilomelissa, Pteractis, Pylosphaera, Retientactinosphaera, Rotasphaeracea, Russirad, Sanctipaulelum, Saturnulus, Schizomma, Sethocorys, Sethodisculus, Soreuma, Spirillina, Spirocapsa, Spongocyrtis, Spongodruppa, Spongopila, Spumellaria, Staurosphaerella, Stichopera, Stichopilidium, Stichopodium, Stichopterygium, Stomatosphaera, Stylactis, Stylotrochus, Tepka, Tessarastrum, Tessarospyris, Tetracorethra, Tetraedroclathrum, Thalassoplancta, Thallassosphaeracea, Thamnospyris, Theoconus, Theosyringium, Trigonactinium, Ulcundia, Veles, Xiphatractylis, Zygospyris

Subtaxa: Lithocorythium galea

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Type: Lithobotrys galea

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lithocorythium in the database

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