Single shell with large, regular polygonal meshes separated by very thin bars. Nodal points bear short, bristle-shaped spines; no primary (conspicuously larger) radial spines (broken-off on specimen photographed). Shell diameter: 60-90 µm.
Ref.: Boltovskoy and Riedel (1980).
Kingdom Protoctista Phylum Actinopoda Subphylum Sarcodina Class Polycystina Order Spumellaria Family Actinommidae Genus Acanthosphaera Species Acanthosphaera actinota
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Scientific synonyms and common names
Acanthosphaera tenuissima
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