Haeckel

Diagnosis: Spherical shell with hemispherical valves. Galea arched and aborally concave. Nasal opening with cleft. Four primary radial tubes bifurcate 6 to 9 times at acute angles, branches smooth and straight or slightly curved, very small knobs at end of each terminal branch, each with 3-4 short recurved teeth.

Diameter: 1.8-2.5 mm.

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Actinopoda
Subphylum Sarcodina
Class Phaeodaria
Order Phaeoconchia
Family Coelodendridae
Genus Coelodendrum
Species Coelodendrum furcatissimum

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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