Anomalosoma Loeblich and Tappan 1961 (radiolarian)

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae

Synonym: Heterosoma Mast 1910 [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: Astrosphaerinae according to A. R. Loeblich and H. Tappan 1961

See also De Wever et al. 2001

Sister taxon: Anomalacantha

Subtaxa: Anomalosoma heptacanthum

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Type: Heterosoma heptacanthum

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anomalosoma in the database

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