(Harting)

Large, multilobed cephalis. Thorax very short, cylindrical. Abdomen longer. Sometimes one post-abdominal segment. Entire shell, and especially its upper section, enclosed in a thick, spongy mantle. Shell height: 80-130 µm.

Ref.: Nigrini and Moore (1979).

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Actinopoda
Subphylum Sarcodina
Class Polycystina
Order Nassellaria
Family Cannobotryidae
Genus Botryocyrtis
Species Botryocyrtis scutum

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

?Botryocyrtis caput-serpentis
?Botryocyrtis quinaria

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