Lagynidae

Lagynidae
Systematics
without rank: Sar without rank: Rhizaria without rank: Retaria without rank: Foraminifera (Foraminifera) Order : Allogromiida Family : Lagynidae
Scientific name
Lagynidae
Schultze , 1854

The Lagynidae are a family of protists from the group of foraminifera and represent the second larger family in the order of the Allogromiida .

features

Their housings have only one chamber, are small, membranous to firm and made of protein . The surface can be encrusted with rust, and it is rare to find particles taken up from the sediment. The housings have either a single or numerous scattered apertures.

Lagynidae can form colonies and their gametes have two flagella .

Systematics

The family was first described in 1854 by Max Johann Sigismund Schultze . It has only appeared since the Holocene and includes the genera:

• Apogromia
• Belaria
• Boderia
• Cystophrys
• Diplophrys
• Heterogromia
• Kibisidytes
• Lagynis
• Microcometes
• Myxotheca
• Ophiotuba
• Pilalla
• Plagiophrys
• Pseudoditrema
• Rhumblerinella
• Schultzella

proof

• Alfred R. Loeblich, Jr., Helen Tappan: Foraminiferal genera and their classification , E-Book des Geological Survey Of Iran , 2005, Online

Individual evidence

The information in this article is taken from the literature given under references; the following literature is also cited:

1. ↑ Barun K. Sen Gupta: Systematics of modern Foraminifera , In: Barun K. Sen Gupta (Ed.): Modern Foraminifera . Springer Netherlands (Kluwer Academic), 2002, ISBN 978-1-4020-0598-5 , pp. 23 .