Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index: Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIIIHaeckel, Ernst
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Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index: Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIII
Haeckel, Ernst
Radiolaria
_Definition._--#Lithobotryida# with tubes on the cephalis, and with the
mouth of the thorax open.
The genus _Acrobotrys_ differs from the preceding _Botryopyle_ in the
development of radial tubes, and from its probable ancestral form,
_Cannobotrys_, in the development of a thorax, the basal mouth of which
remains open. According to the varying number of the tubes we may
distinguish the following five subgenera (corresponding to those of
_Cannobotrys_), viz., (1) _Acrobotrantha_ (_monosolenia_) with a single
(apical) tube; (2) _Acrobotrella_ (_disolenia_) with two divergent tubes
(an apical and a sternal); (3) _Acrobotrissa_ (_trisolenia_) with three
sagittal tubes (an apical, a caudal, and a sternal); (4) _Acrobotromma_
(_tetrasolenia_) with four tubes, like the four typical spines of
_Cortina_; and (5) _Acrobotrusa_ (_pentasolenia_) with five feet,
corresponding to the five typical spines of _Stephanium_.
1. _Acrobotrys monosolenia_, n. sp.
Cephalis trilobate, with a single straight apical tube, which ascends
vertically from the apex of the occipital lobe, and is pointed at the
distal end, with an anterior oblique aperture. Two frontal lobes paired,
ovate, half as long as the helmet-shaped occipital lobe. Thorax ovate,
twice as long as the cephalis. Pores very scarce.
_Dimensions._--Length of the shell 0.08, breadth 0.06.
_Habitat._--Mediterranean (Corfu), surface.
2. _Acrobotrys disolenia_, n. sp. (Pl. 96, fig. 10).
Cephalis trilobate, with three odd ovate lobes of nearly equal size in the
sagittal plane and two divergent straight slender cylindrical tubes, a
vertical apical tube on the occipital lobe, and a horizontal nasal tube on
the frontal lobe; the middle lobe between them is somewhat smaller. Thorax
ovate, about twice as large as the cephalis, with constricted mouth. Pores
small and numerous.
_Dimensions._--Length of the shell 0.1, breadth 0.06.
_Habitat._--Central Pacific, Station 265 to 274, depth 2350 to 2925
fathoms.
3. _Acrobotrys aquaria_, n. sp.
Cephalis quinquelobate, with two divergent long cylindrical curved tubes.
Occipital lobe helmet-shaped, with an ascending apical tube; nasal lobe
conical, with a descending sternal tube; {1115}between them a smaller odd
middle lobe, and on each side of the latter an ovate frontal lobe. Thorax
inflate, twice as long and broad as the cephalis. Pores small, scarce.
_Dimensions._--Length of the shell 0.09, breadth 0.07.
_Habitat._--South Pacific, Station 285, depth 2375 fathoms.
4. _Acrobotrys acuminata_, n. sp. (Pl. 96, fig. 9).
Cephalis sexlobate, with two divergent tubes. Occipital and frontal lobes
ovate, odd; between them a cupola-shaped apical lobe, bearing an ascending
pointed apical tube. On each side at the base a small buccal lobe, and
between the paired buccal lobes an anterior nasal lobe with a descending
curved sternal tube. Thorax smaller than the cephalis. Pores numerous and
small.
_Dimensions._--Length of the shell 0.11, breadth 0.09.
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