A central pyloniid shell surrounded by 3 centrifugally radiating girdles whose distal ends join forming a trigonal outline; this structure may be surrounded by supplementary growth in the form of a spherical latticed test. Diameter of fully developed shell: ca. 150 µm.
Ref.: Nigrini and Moore (1979).
Kingdom Protoctista Phylum Actinopoda Subphylum Sarcodina Class Polycystina Order Spumellaria Family Pyloniidae Genus Pylolena Species Pylolena armata
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Scientific synonyms and common names
?Hexapyle spp.
Sorry, there are no literature references available for this species.
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Pylolena armata
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