Tetracina Loeblich and Tappan 1961 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Radiolaria - Lithacanthidae

Synonym: Tetracanthus Popovsky 1907 [replaced name]

Full reference: A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan. 1961. Remarks on the systematics of the Sarkodina (Protozoa), renamed homonyms and new and validated genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 74:213-234

Parent taxon: Lithacanthidae according to A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1961

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Tetracina simplex

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Type: Tetracanthus simplex

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tetracina in the database

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