Very thick-walled, spindle-shaped skeleton with 6 poorly defined joints, of which the fourth is the broadest. Poreless peristome usually present. Shell height: 100-150 µm.
Ref.: Nigrini and Moore (1979).
Kingdom Protoctista Phylum Actinopoda Subphylum Sarcodina Class Polycystina Order Nassellaria Family Artostrobiidae Genus Botryostrobus Species Botryostrobus aquilonaris
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Scientific synonyms and common names
Lithocampe aquilonaris Botryostrobus tumidulum
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