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Androcyclas

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae

Taxonomy
Androcyclas was named by Jørgensen (1905) [The four primary spines and the ventral sagittal one are present. The apical spine, D, runs close to the cephalic wall, and finally protrudes as a marginal topsword, thick and large, and furnished with three broad edges. There is, consequently, no distinct columella. The three basal spines, A, Lr and Ll protrude from the upper part of the thorax (the spine A lowest down) like fine needles, which pierce the wall, no part of them being enclosed in it as ""thoracic ribs"". The ventral, sagittal spine also protrudes like a similar needle in the region of the neck. There is also a long, inner axial spine, which reaches as far down as to the upper part of the abdomen.]. It was considered monophyletic by Jørgensen (1905).

It was assigned to Pterocorythidae by Jørgensen (1905).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Androcyclas Jørgensen

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyAcanthodesmiaceaHertwig 1879
familyPterocorythidaeHaeckel 1881
genusAndrocyclas

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Androcyclas Jørgensen 1905
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999
Collections
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