Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Plates Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIII

Part 6

Chapter 62,073 wordsPublic domain

Fig. 14. _Eusyringium siphonostoma_, n. sp., × 500 1499

Fig. 15. _Lithostrobus hexastichus_, n. sp. (vel _Artostrobus hexastichus_), × 500 1470

PLATE 81.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order STEPHOIDEA.

Family STEPHANIDA.

Fig. 1. _Archicircus primordialis_, n. sp., × 200 942

Fig. 2. _Zygocircus polygonus_, n. sp., × 200 947

Fig. 3. _Zygocircus triquetrus_, n. sp., × 300 947

Fig. 4. _Archicircus hexacanthus_, n. sp., × 300 942

Fig. 5. _Zygocircus acacia_, n. sp., × 300 947

Fig. 6. _Lithocircus crambessa_, n. sp., × 400 944

Fig. 7. _Archicircus rhombus_, n. sp., × 300 942

Fig. 8. _Zygocircus pentagonus_, n. sp., × 300 946

Fig. 9. _Lithocircus quadricornis_, n. sp., × 300 944

Fig. 10. _Dendrocircus arborescens_, n. sp., × 300 949

Fig. 11. _Dendrocircus dodecancistra_, n. sp., × 300 949

Fig. 12. _Archicircus sexangularis_, n. sp., × 300 943

Fig. 13. _Dendrocircus elegans_, n. sp., × 400 949

Fig. 14. _Dendrocircus stalactites_, n. sp., × 400 950

Fig. 15. _Lithocircus decimalis_, n. sp., × 300 944

Fig. 16. _Lithocircus magnificus_, n. sp., × 400 945

The ovate, red-coloured central capsule exhibits in the lower half the striate podoconus, in the upper half four oil-globules, and at the left the kidney-shaped nucleus. Numerous "yellow cells" or xanthellæ are scattered in the calymma, which contains brown pigment around the porochora. Numerous pseudopodia radiate from the supporting spines of the sagittal ring.

Fig. 17. _Lithocircus hexablastus_, n. sp., × 400 944

PLATE 82.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order STEPHOIDEA.

Families CORONIDA et TYMPANIDA.

Fig. 1. _Coronidium cervicorne_, n. sp., × 400 974

Seen from the apical pole.

Fig. 2. _Coronidium acacia_, n. sp., × 300 975

Fig. 3. _Eucoronis angulata_, n. sp., × 400 978

Half from the apical, half from the dorsal side.

Fig. 4. _Eucoronis challengeri_, n. sp., × 400 978

The red central capsule encloses a large ovate nucleus and is surrounded by numerous xanthellæ.

Fig. 5. _Eucoronis nephrospyris_, n. sp., × 300 977

Fig. 6. _Eucoronis perspicillum_, n. sp., × 300 977

Fig. 7. _Coronidium dyostephanus_, n. sp., × 400 974

Seen from the apical pole.

Fig. 8. _Coronidium diadema_, n. sp., × 300 974

Fig. 9. _Acrocubus octopylus_, n. sp., × 300 993

Fig. 10. _Parastephanus asymmetricus_, n. sp., × 400 1008

Fig. 11. _Eutympanium militare_, n. sp., × 400 1014

Oblique view.

Fig. 12. _Lithocubus astragalus_, n. sp., × 400 1012

Fig. 13. _Trissocircus globus_, n. sp., × 400 986

PLATE 83.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Orders STEPHOIDEA ET SPYROIDEA.

Families STEPHANIDA, SEMANTIDA, CORONIDA, TYMPANIDA, ZYGOSPYRIDA, PHORMOSPYRIDA et ANDROSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Lithotympanum tuberosum_, n. sp., × 400 1006

Fig. 2. _Eutympanium musicantum_, n. sp., × 300 1013

Fig. 3. _Semantis distephanus_, n. sp., × 300 957

Fig. 4. _Sphærospyris globosa_, n. sp., × 300 1100

Fig. 5. _Trissocyclus stauroporus_, n. sp., × 200 987

Fig. 6. _Trissocircus binellipsis_, n. sp., × 300 985

Fig. 7. _Podocoronis toxarium_, n. sp., × 200 980

Fig. 8. _Androspyris anthropiscus_, n. sp., × 400 1093

Fig. 9. _Cortina tripus_, n. sp., × 200 950

Fig. 10. _Cephalospyris cancellata_, n. sp., × 400 1035

Fig. 11. _Tripospyris furcata_, n. sp., × 400 1029

Fig. 12. _Petalospyris novena_, n. sp., × 400 1062

Basal view of the shell, with the cortinar septum.

Fig. 13. _Rhodospyris tricornis_, n. sp., × 400 1089

Fig. 14. _Desmospyris mammillata_, n. sp., × 400 1089

Fig. 15. _Phormospyris tricostata_, n. sp., × 400 1087

Fig. 16. _Zygospyris equus_, n. sp., × 300 1056

Fig. 17. _Archicircus monostephus_, n. sp., × 300 941

Fig. 18. _Dipospyris cubus_, n. sp., × 400 1036

Basal view of the shell, with the cortinar septum.

Fig. 19. _Gamospyris circulus_, n. sp., × 200 1042

Fig. 20. _Stephanospyris excellens_, n. sp., × 300 1043

PLATE 84.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Family ZYGOSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Tripospyris capitata,_ n. sp., × 400 1028

Seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 2. _Tripospyris semantis,_ n. sp., × 300 1026

Seen from the ventral side.

Fig. 3. _Tripospyris semantis,_ n. sp., × 300 1026

Seen from the lateral side.

Fig. 4. _Tripospyris eucolpos,_ n. sp., × 300 1029

Seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 5. _Tripospyris diomma,_ n. sp., × 400 1026

Half from the right side, half from the basal side.

Fig. 6. _Tripospyris cortiniscus,_ n. sp., × 500 1026

Half from the dorsal, half from the right side.

Fig. 6_a._ Frontal section through the ring, × 500

Fig. 7. _Tripospyris conifera,_ n. sp., × 400 1027

Seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 7_a._ From the basal side, × 200

Fig. 8. _Tripospyris euscenium,_ n. sp. (vel _Euscenium tripospyris_), × 400 1147

Seen from the frontal or ventral side.

Fig. 9. _Triceraspyris gazella,_ n. sp., × 500 1031

Seen from the ventral side.

Fig. 10. _Triceraspyris damæcornis,_ n. sp., (vel _Elaphospyris damæcornis?_); compare p. 1032, × 400 1057

Seen from the apical (or basal?) side.

Fig. 11. _Triceraspyris giraffa,_ n. sp., × 400 1031

Seen from the frontal side.

Fig. 12. _Triceraspyris corallorrhiza,_ n. sp., × 400 1031

Seen from the frontal side.

Fig. 13. _Tristylospyris scaphipes,_ n. sp., × 400 1033

Seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 14. _Tristylospyris palmipes,_ n. sp., × 400 1033

Seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 15. _Tristylospyris clavipes,_ n. sp., × 400 1033

Seen from the basal side.

PLATE 85.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Family ZYGOSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Dipospyris forcipata_, n. sp., × 300 1037

Fig. 2. _Dipospyris irregularis_, n. sp., × 200 1037

Fig. 3. _Dipospyris chelifer_, n. sp., × 300 1037

Fig. 4. _Dorcadospyris dinoceras_, n. sp., × 400 1041

Fig. 5. _Dorcadospyris antilope_, n. sp., × 200 1041

Fig. 6. _Dorcadospyris dentata_, n. sp., × 200 1040

Fig. 7. _Dorcadospyris decussata_, n. sp., × 200 1041

Fig. 8. _Dendrospyris polyrrhiza_, n. sp., × 200 1039

Fig. 9. _Dendrospyris arborescens_, n. sp., × 400 1040

Fig. 10. _Stephanospyris cordata_, n. sp., × 200 1042

Fig. 11. _Stephanospyris verticillata_, n. sp., × 300 1043

PLATE 86.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Family ZYGOSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Ceratospyris polygona_, n. sp., × 400 1066

Fig. 2. _Ceratospyris strasburgeri_, n. sp., × 400 1067

Fig. 3. _Ceratospyris allmersii_, n. sp., × 400 1067

Fig. 4. _Ceratospyris mulderi_, n. sp., × 400 1067

Fig. 5. _Anthospyris aculeata_, n. sp., × 400 1065

Fig. 6. _Petalospyris dictyocubus_, n. sp., × 400 1063

Fig. 7. _Liriospyris hexapoda_, n. sp., × 400 1049

Fig. 8. _Aegospyris caprina_, n. sp., × 400 1054

Fig. 9. _Ceratospyris preyeri_, n. sp., × 400 1068

Fig. 10. _Ceratospyris krausei_, n. sp., × 400 1068

Fig. 11. _Ceratospyris carnerii_, n. sp., × 400 1069

Fig. 12. _Elaphospyris alcicornis_, n. sp., × 400 1057

Fig. 13. _Elaphospyris cervicornis_, n. sp., × 400 1057

PLATE 87.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Families ZYGOSPYRIDA et THOLOSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Gorgospyris medusa_, n. sp., × 300 1070

Fig. 2. _Gorgospyris medusetta_, n. sp., × 300 1070

From the basal side, with the nine cortinar pores.

Fig. 3. _Gorgospyris polypus_, n. sp., × 300 1070

Fig. 4. _Gorgospyris schizopodia_, n. sp., × 400 1071

Fig. 5. _Gorgospyris eurycolpos_, n. sp., × 300 1071

Fig. 6. _Gorgospyris liriope_, n. sp., × 300 1071

Fig. 7. _Tiarospyris pervia_, n. sp., × 400 1082

Fig. 8. _Tiarospyris amphora_, n. sp., × 400 1083

Fig. 9. _Tiarospyris mitra_, n. sp., × 400 1082

From the ventral side.

Fig. 10. _Tiarospyris mitra_, n. sp., × 400 1082

From the dorsal side.

Fig. 11. _Petalospyris octopus_, n. sp., × 400 1061

Fig. 12. _Petalospyris dinoceras_, n. sp., × 400 1063

Fig. 13. _Petalospyris lobata_, n. sp., × 300 1064

Fig. 14. _Petalospyris triomma_, n. sp., × 200 1060

From the basal side, with the six cortinar pores.

Fig. 15. _Anthospyris spathulata_, n. sp., × 400 1065

Fig. 16. _Anthospyris mammillata_, n. sp., × 400 1064

Fig. 17. _Anthospyris tragopogon_, n. sp., × 300 1066

Fig. 18. _Anthospyris doronicum_, n. sp., × 300 1065

Fig. 19. _Ceratospyris calorrhiza_, n. sp., × 400 1069

PLATE 88.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Orders STEPHOIDEA ET SPYROIDEA.

Families TYMPANIDA et ANDROSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Toxarium circospyris_, n. sp., × 400 995

Fig. 2. _Amphispyris sternalis_, n. sp., × 300 1096

Fig. 3. _Amphispyris costata_, n. sp., × 300 1097

Fig. 4. _Amphispyris thorax_, n. sp., × 300 1096

Fig. 5. _Amphispyris subquadrata_, n. sp., × 300 1097

Fig. 6. _Amphispyris quadrigemina_, n. sp., × 300 1096

Fig. 7. _Amphispyris toxarium_, n. sp., × 300 1097

Fig. 8. _Tricolospyris baconiana_, n. sp., × 400 1098

Fig. 9. _Tricolospyris leibnitziana_, n. sp., × 600 1098

Fig. 10. _Tricolospyris kantiana_, n. sp., × 600 1098

Fig. 11. _Tricolospyris newtoniana_, n. sp., × 400 1098

Fig. 12. _Perispyris lentellipsis_, n. sp., × 400 1099

Fig. 13. _Perispyris bicincta_, n. sp., × 400 1099

PLATE 89.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Families ZYGOSPYRIDA, THOLOSPYRIDA et ANDROSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Tholospyris tripodiscus_, n. sp., × 400 1079

Ventral side.

Fig. 2. _Tholospyris fenestrata_, n. sp., × 400 1079

Dorsal side.

Fig. 3. _Tholospyris ramosa_, n. sp., × 400 1079

Dorsal side.

Fig. 4. _Tholospyris cupola_, n. sp., × 400 1080

Ventral side.

Fig. 5. _Therospyris leo_, n. sp., × 400 1059

Ventral side.

Fig. 6. _Therospyris felis_, n. sp., × 400 1059

Dorsal side.

Fig. 7. _Dictyospyris stalactites_, n. sp., × 400 1073

Ventral side.

Fig. 8. _Dictyospyris anthophora_, n. sp., × 400 1076

Ventral side.

Fig. 9. _Dictyospyris mammillaris_, n. sp., × 400 1076

Ventral side.

Fig. 10. _Dictyospyris mammillaris_, n. sp., × 400 1076

Frontal section.

Fig. 11. _Dictyospyris distoma_, n. sp., × 300 1073

Ventral side.

Fig. 12. _Dictyospyris distoma_, n. sp., × 300 1073

Frontal section.

Fig. 13. _Lamprospyris darwinii_, n. sp., × 300 1094

Ventral side.

Fig. 14. _Lamprospyris huxleyi_, n. sp., × 300 1094

Ventral side.

PLATE 90.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Family ANDROSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp. (vel _Paradictyum paradoxum_), × 250 1102

The complete shell, seen from the frontal side.

Fig. 2. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 250 1102

The incomplete shell, seen from the dorsal side.

Fig. 3. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 500 1102

The sagittal ring, isolated, from the dorsal side; more enlarged.

Fig. 4. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 120 1102

Vertical section through half the shell, exhibiting the thickened margin with the included symbiontes (compare page 1101).

Fig. 5. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 200 1102

Oblique marginal view of the shell.

Fig. 6. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 250 1102

Marginal view of a young specimen, with open fissure between the two parallel net-plates.

Fig. 7. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 250 1102

The soft body alone, without the skeleton. The bilobed central capsule exhibits a central transverse nucleus, and on each lobe a stratum of oil-globules. The kidney-shaped calymma contains on the margin numerous symbiontes (_Xanthellæ_ or _Vorticellinæ_? Compare page 1102).

Fig. 8. _Nephrospyris paradictyum_, n. sp., × 500 1102

Three single unicellular symbiontes (_Zooxanthellæ_?).

Fig. 9. _Nephrospyris renilla_, n. sp. (vel _Nephrodictyum renilla_), × 250 1101

The bilobed central capsule is enclosed by the discoidal shell and in the middle constricted by the sagittal ring; it contains a transverse nucleus. The kidney-shaped calymma contains in the peripheral part numerous symbiontes (_Xanthellæ_ or _Vorticellinæ_? Compare page 1101).

Fig. 10. _Nephrospyris renilla_, n. sp., × 250 1101

A singular abnormality (occurring not rarely), in which the reduced skeleton has nearly disappeared and the sagittal ring alone remained. The kidney-shaped calymma, however, which encloses numerous symbiontes, has preserved the form of the skeleton. The bilobed central capsule is similar to that in figs. 7 and 9, and is encircled by the thickened sagittal ring.

PLATE 91.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Orders NASSOIDEA ET PLECTOIDEA.

Families NASSELLIDA, PLAGONIDA et PLECTANIDA.

Fig. 1. _Cystidium princeps_, n. sp., × 400 897

Fig. 2. _Triplagia primordialis_, n. sp., × 100 909

Fig. 3. _Tetraplagia phænaxonia_, n. sp., × 200 911

Fig. 4. _Plagoniscus tripodiscus_, n. sp., × 200 912

Fig. 5. _Plagiocarpa procortina_, n. sp., × 300 914

Fig. 6. _Plagonium sphærozoum_, n. sp., × 300 916

Fig. 7. _Triplecta triactis_, n. sp., × 300 922

Fig. 8. _Tetraplecta pinigera_, n. sp., × 300 924

Fig. 9. _Plectaniscus cortiniscus_, n. sp., × 300 925

Fig. 10. _Periplecta cortina_, n. sp., × 400 926

Fig. 11. _Plectanium trigeminum_, n. sp., × 400 928

Fig. 12. _Polyplecta heptacantha_, n. sp., × 300 929

PLATE 92.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order STEPHOIDEA.

Families STEPHANIDA et SEMANTIDA.

Fig. 1. _Semantis sigillum_, n. sp., × 400 957

Fig. 2. _Semantis biforis_, n. sp., × 300 956

Fig. 3. _Semantrum tetrastoma_, n. sp., × 300 959

Fig. 4. _Semantrum signarium_, n. sp., × 400 960

Fig. 5. _Semantrum quadrifore_, n. sp., × 400 958

Fig. 6. _Semantidium hexastoma_, n. sp., × 400 960

Fig. 7. _Semantidium signatorium_, n. sp., × 400 961

Fig. 8. _Clathrocircus stapedius_, n. sp., × 400 962

Fig. 9. _Clathrocircus dictyospyris_, n. sp., × 300 963

Fig. 10. _Clathrocircus multiforis_, n. sp., × 300 963

Fig. 11. _Cortiniscus tripodiscus_, n. sp., × 400 963

Fig. 12. _Cortiniscus typicus_, n. sp., × 300 964

Fig. 13. _Cortiniscus dipylaris_, n. sp., × 400 964

Fig. 14. _Stephaniscus quadrifurcus_, n. sp., × 300 965

Fig. 15. _Stephaniscus quadrigatus_, n. sp., × 400 965

Fig. 16. _Semantiscus hexapodius_, n. sp., × 400 966

Fig. 17. _Semantiscus hexapylus_, n. sp., × 400 967

Fig. 18. _Semantiscus hexaspyris_, n. sp., × 400 966

Fig. 19. _Lithocircus tarandus_, n. sp., × 400 944

Fig. 20. _Stephanium quadrupes_, n. sp., × 200 952

Fig. 21. _Cortina cervina_, n. sp., × 300 952

PLATE 93.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order STEPHOIDEA.

Families CORONIDA et TYMPANIDA..

Fig. 1. _Zygostephanus dissocircus_, n. sp., × 300 971

Fig. 2. _Zygostephanus bicornis_, n. sp., × 300 972

Fig. 3. _Zygostephanium dizonium_, n. sp., × 300 973

Fig. 4. _Zygostephanium paradictyum_, n. sp., × 300 973

Fig. 5. _Acanthodesmia corona_, n. sp., × 400 976

Fig. 6. _Plectocoronis pentacantha_, n. sp., × 300 979

Fig. 7. _Tristephanium quadricorne_, n. sp., × 300 984

Fig. 8. _Tristephanium octopyle_, n. sp., × 300 983

Fig. 9. _Tristephanium dimensivum_, n. sp., × 400 983

Fig. 10. _Trissocircus lentellipsis_, n. sp., × 300 985

Fig. 11. _Trissocircus octostoma_, n. sp., × 300 986

Fig. 12. _Trissocyclus sphæridium_, n. sp., × 300 987

Fig. 13. _Tricyclidium dictyospyris_, n. sp., × 300 984

Fig. 14. _Protympanium amphipodium_, n. sp., × 300 992

Fig. 15. _Acrocubus arcuatus_, n. sp., × 300 993

Fig. 16. _Acrocubus cortina_, n. sp., × 300 994

Fig. 17. _Acrocubus amphithectus_, n. sp., × 300 995

Fig. 18. _Toxarium thorax_, n. sp., × 300 996

Fig. 19. _Toxarium cordatum_, n. sp., × 300 996

Fig. 20. _Toxarium bifurcum_, n. sp., × 300 997

Fig. 21. _Parastephanus quadrispinus_, n. sp., × 300 1008

Fig. 22. _Prismatium tripodium_, n. sp., × 300 1009

PLATE 94.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order STEPHOIDEA.

Family TYMPANIDA.

Fig. 1. _Tympanidium foliosum_, n. sp., × 400 1003

Fig. 2. _Octotympanum cervicorne_, n. sp., × 400 1000

Fig. 3. _Octotympanum octonarium_, n. sp., × 400 1000

Fig. 4. _Tympaniscus quadrupes_, n. sp., × 400 1002

Fig. 5. _Tympaniscus dipodiscus_, n. sp., × 400 1001

Frontal view.

Fig. 6. _Tympaniscus dipodiscus_, n. sp., × 400 1001

Lateral view.

Fig. 7. _Tympaniscus tripodiscus_, n. sp., × 400 1002

Frontal view.

Fig. 8. _Microcubus zonarius_, n. sp., × 300 998

Fig. 9. _Microcubus dodecastoma_, n. sp., × 300 998

Fig. 10. _Microcubus amphispyris_, n. sp., × 400 999

Fig. 11. _Pseudocubus obeliscus_, n. sp., × 400 1010

Fig. 12. _Pseudocubus hexapylus_, n. sp., × 300 1011

Fig. 13. _Lithocubus geometricus_, n. sp., × 200 1011

Fig. 14. _Paratympanum octostylum_, n. sp., × 400 1005

Fig. 15. _Dystympanium dictyocha_, n. sp., × 400 1007

Lateral view.

Fig. 16. _Dystympanium dictyocha_, n. sp., × 400 1007

Apical view.

Fig. 17. _Circotympanum octogonium_, n. sp., × 500 1013

Fig. 18. _Tympanidium binoctonum_, n. sp., × 400 1004

PLATE 95.

LEGION NASSELLARIA.

Order SPYROIDEA.

Families ZYGOSPYRIDA, THOLOSPYRIDA, PHORMOSPYRIDA et ANDROSPYRIDA.

Fig. 1. _Tripospyris cortina_, n. sp., × 300 1025

Basal view.

Fig. 2. _Tripospyris triplecta_, n. sp., × 300 1027

Basal view.

Fig. 3. _Tripospyris semantrum, n_. sp., × 400 1027

Basal view.

Fig. 4. _Tripospyris hexomma_, n. sp., × 300 1028

Basal view.

Fig. 5. _Brachiospyris diacantha_, n. sp., × 400 1038

Basal view.

Fig. 6. _Tetraspyris stephanium_, n. sp., × 300 1044

Basal view.

Fig. 7. _Liriospyris amphithecta_, n. sp., × 300 1050

Basal view.

Fig. 8. _Hexaspyris hexacorethra_, n. sp., × 300 1048

Frontal view.

Fig. 9. _Clathrospyris pyramidalis_, n. sp., × 500 1052

Frontal view.

Fig. 10. _Aegospyris aegoceras_, n. sp., × 400 1054

Frontal view.

Fig. 11. _Pentaspyris pentacantha_, n. sp., × 400 1054

Dorsal view.

Fig. 12. _Taurospyris cervina_, n. sp., × 400 1058

Frontal view.