Radicle
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Radicula is a genus of shell-bearing, sea-dwelling unicellular organisms from the group of foraminifera .
features
The housings are free and quite large with lengths of up to 15 millimeters. The elongated tubular arms have a diameter of up to 0.8 millimeters, radiate in every direction and gradually taper towards the outermost end, at their end are the apertures . The wall is thin and consists of a solid, protein-based layer that lines the inside and is covered with fine mud. The inside diameter of the arms is around half the outside diameter. An enlarged center or a chamber is missing.
Radicula is only known from collections from Norway.
Systematics
The genus was first described in 1958. Types are:
- Radicula limosa (type species)
- Radicula sylvestris
proof
- Alfred R. Loeblich, Jr., Helen Tappan: Foraminiferal genera and their classification , E-Book des Geological Survey Of Iran , 2005, Online