Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) / Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIII

by Ernst Haeckel

5. Cenosphæra favosa, n. sp. (Pl. [12], fig. 10).

Surface of the thick-walled shell rough. Pores regular, circular, with thin hexagonal frames, three times as broad as the bars, ten to twelve on the quadrant.

Dimensions.—Diameter of the shell 0.2, pores 0.09, bars 0.003.

Habitat.—North Atlantic, Færöe Channel (Gulf Stream), John Murray, surface.

6. Cenosphæra vesparia, n. sp. (Pl. [12], fig. 11).

Surface of the thick-walled shell smooth. Pores regular, circular, with thick hexagonal frames, twice as broad as the bars, ten to twelve on the quadrant.

Dimensions.—Diameter of the shell 0.25, pores 0.016, bars 0.008.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms, and surface.

7. Cenosphæra bombus, n. sp.

Shell thick walled, rough. Pores regular, circular, with thin hexagonal frames, of the same breadth as the bars, twenty to twenty-two on the quadrant.