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

14. Staurosphæra bartholomæi, n. sp.

Shell thin walled, with irregular, polygonal pores, three times as broad as the bars; six to eight on the quadrant; surface covered with short bristle-shaped by-spines. Four main spines three-sided pyramidal, twice as long as the radius.

Dimensions.—Diameter of the shell 0.14, pores 0.008 to 0.016, bars 0.003 to 0.005.

Habitat.—South Pacific, Station 285, depth 2375 fathoms.

15. Staurosphæra thaddæi, n. sp.

Shell thick walled, with irregular, roundish, polygonally framed pores, twice to three times as broad as the bars; five to seven on the quadrant; surface covered with bristle-shaped spines, half as long as the radius. Four main spines pyramidal, as long as the radius.

Dimensions.—Diameter of the shell 0.12, pores 006 to 0.012, bars 0.004.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 266, depth 2750 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados.

16. Staurosphæra matthæi, n. sp.

Shell thick walled, with irregular, roundish pores, twice to five times as broad as the bars; ten to twelve on the quadrant; surface covered with short conical thorns or by-spines. Four main spines conical, as long as the radius.