Deep-Sea taxon details
Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858
112299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112299)
accepted
Genus
Astrorhiza limicola Sandahl, 1858 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Sandahl, O., 1858, Två nya former af Rhizopoder, Öfversigt af K. Vetenskaps-Akademien Förhandlingar Stockholm (1857) 14(8):299-303. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43967143
page(s): p. 301 [details]
page(s): p. 301 [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:104379
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:104379 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112299 on 2026-04-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112299 on 2026-04-09
Date
action
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2006-09-06 06:55:51Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
original description
Sandahl, O., 1858, Två nya former af Rhizopoder, Öfversigt af K. Vetenskaps-Akademien Förhandlingar Stockholm (1857) 14(8):299-303. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43967143
page(s): p. 301 [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 Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): p. 301 [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 Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test free, large, up to 15 mm in diameter, lenticular, with several stolon-like arms (4 to 15) radiating in the plane of the disc and tapering and branching terminally; wall consists of many layers of agglutinated material, ranging from fine mud to relatively coarse sandy particles, sponge spicules, or smaller foraminifers, inner organic layer reported in some species; apertures at the ends of the radiating arms. M. Ordovician to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Ecology Epifaunal, sessile; sediment; passive suspension feeder/carnivore; marine; cold–temperate; shelf. [details]
Unreviewed
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:104379 [details]
Published in AlgaeBase 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrorhiza)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9055495)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrorhiza)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Astrorhiza Sandahl, 1858; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9055495)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon
Image from typetaxon
Image from typetaxon
Image from typetaxon
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
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