English: Illustration from Report on the Radiolaria collected by Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part III. Original description follows: Plate 107. Orosphærida. Diam. (Fig. 8 of this Plate has no number, by mistake; it is at the top in the middle.) Fig. 1. Oroplegma diplosphæra, n. sp., × 50 The entire shell, enveloped by an outer mantle of spongy framework. Fig. 2. Oroplegma giganteum, n. sp., × 200 A small piece of the spongy framework. Fig. 3. Oroplegma spongiosum, n. sp., × 50 A pyramidal elevation of the inner shell, with its spongy framework, and a radial spine on
English: Illustration from Report on the Radiolaria collected by Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part III. Original description follows: Plate 107. Orosphærida. Diam. (Fig. 8 of this Plate has no number, by mistake; it is at the top in the middle.) Fig. 1. Oroplegma diplosphæra, n. sp., × 50 The entire shell, enveloped by an outer mantle of spongy framework. Fig. 2. Oroplegma giganteum, n. sp., × 200 A small piece of the spongy framework. Fig. 3. Oroplegma spongiosum, n. sp., × 50 A pyramidal elevation of the inner shell, with its spongy framework, and a radial spine on the top. Fig. 4. Oroscena bærii, n. sp., × 100 A pyramidal elevation of the shell, with a radial spine on its top. Fig. 5. Orona maxima, n. sp., × 300 A small piece of the network; the central canals of the bars are partly filled by air. Fig. 6. Oroscena cuvieri, n. sp., × 50 A single radial spine. Fig. 7. Orona crassissima, n. sp., × 300 A single bar of the coarse network, with dimpled surface. Fig. 8. Oroscena mülleri, n. sp., × 50 A single radial spine. . 1887 66 Radiolaria (Challenger) Plate 107
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