Deep-Sea taxon details
Astrorhizidae Brady, 1881
- Genus Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858
- Genus Astrorhizoides Shchedrina, 1969
- Genus Pelosina Brady, 1879
- Genus Testulosiphon Avnimelech, 1952
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Brady, H. B. (1881). Notes on some of the Reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition. Part III. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> (2) 21 (81): 31-71., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13808725 [details] 
Nomenclature Some authorities put this family in her own ordo Astrorhizida
Nomenclature Some authorities put this family in her own ordo Astrorhizida [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Astrorhizidae Brady, 1881. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111958 on 2024-04-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Astrorhizidae Brady, 1881. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111958 on 2024-04-19
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Brady, H. B. (1881). Notes on some of the Reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition. Part III. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> (2) 21 (81): 31-71., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13808725 [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Asioli, A. (1995). Living (stained) benthic Foraminifera distribution in the western Ross Sea (Antarctica). <em>Paleopelagos.</em> 5: 201-214. [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Asioli, A. (1995). Living (stained) benthic Foraminifera distribution in the western Ross Sea (Antarctica). <em>Paleopelagos.</em> 5: 201-214. [details]
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Diagnosis Test free or attached, generally large, with two or more branches from a central area; agglutinated wall showing little selectivity and commonly poorly cemented, with a proteinaceous organic lining; apertures at the ends of the arms. M. Ordovician to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]From other sources
Nomenclature Some authorities put this family in her own ordo Astrorhizida [details]
