Diagnosis: Shell stout, thick-walled, shape complex, but broadly hatchet-shaped in lateral view. Aboral surface flattened. Peristome process long, extending into 2 curved, sub-parallel teeth.
Length (including process): 0.27-0.32 mm.
Kingdom Protoctista Phylum Actinopoda Subphylum Sarcodina Class Phaeodaria Order Phaeogromia Family Challengeridae Genus Protocystis Species Protocystis micropelecus
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this species
Haecker V. 1908. Tiefsee-Radiolarien. Wiss. Erg. Deutsch. Tiefsee-Exp. Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899, 14, T. 1:1-476; T. 2:477-706.
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