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REPORT ON THE RADIOLARIA
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5. Subfamily Euchitonida.

Margin of the disk with radial chambered arms (or hollow chambered appendages), on the distal end of the arms with or without solid radial spines.

Two arms, opposite in one main axis. Two arms simple, undivided. Without a patagium, 223. Amphibrachium.
With a patagium, 224. Amphymenium.
Two arms forked (or one simple, other forked). Without a patagium, 225. Amphirrhopalum.
With a patagium, 226. Amphicraspedum.
Three arms (either regular, equal, or bilateral, with unequal arms). Three arms simple, undivided. Without a patagium. Regular, 227. Dictyastrum.
Bilateral, 228. Rhopalastrum.
With a patagium. Regular, 229. Hymeniastrum.
Bilateral, 230. Euchitonia.
Three arms forked. Either regular or bilateral. Without a patagium, 231. Chitonastrum.
With a patagium, 232. Trigonastrum.
Four arms (either regular, with four equal crossed arms, or bilateral, with paired arms). Four arms simple, undivided. Without a patagium. Regular, 233. Stauralastrum.
Bilateral, 234. Hagiastrum.
With a patagium. Regular, 235. Histiastrum.
Bilateral, 236. Tessarastrum.
With a terminal patagial girdle, 237. Stephanastrum
Four arms forked. Without a patagium. Regular, 238. Dicranastrum.
Bilateral, 239. Myelastrum.
Five arms (equal or unequal). Five arms simple, undivided. Without a patagium, 240. Pentalastrum.
With a patagium, 241. Pentinastrum.
Five arms forked. Without a patagium, 242. Pentophiastrum.
Six arms (equal or unequal). Six arms simple, undivided. Without a patagium, 243. Hexalastrum.
With a patagium, 244. Hexinastrum.



Subfamily 1. Archidiscida, Haeckel.

Definition.Porodiscida with a simple spherical or lenticular latticed central chamber, surrounded by a single concentric latticed ring, which is divided by radial beams into two to six or more radial chambers.