WoRMS taxon details
Planctostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1955
480195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:480195)
accepted
Genus
Textularia luculenta Brady, 1884 accepted as Planctostoma luculentum (Brady, 1884) (type by original designation)
- Species Planctostoma bermudezi Seiglie, 1972
- Species Planctostoma crassum Saidova, 1975
- Species Planctostoma luculentum (Brady, 1884)
- Species Planctostoma crassa Saidova, 1975 accepted as Planctostoma crassum Saidova, 1975 (genus neuter)
- Species Planctostoma luculenta (Brady, 1884) accepted as Planctostoma luculentum (Brady, 1884) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, Genus is neuter (ICZN Art. 30.1.2.))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
neuter
Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1955). Revision of some recent foraminiferal genera. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 128(5): 1-37., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27008419
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Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Planctostoma Loeblich & Tappan, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=480195 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1955). Revision of some recent foraminiferal genera. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 128(5): 1-37., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27008419
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Diagnosis Test free, elongate, biserial, or rarely with final chamber tending to become uniserial; wall agglutinated; aperture at the base of the chamber in the early stage, later a rounded terminal opening and may become multiple, with two or three rounded openings. Holocene; N. Atlantic; S. Atlantic; Caribbean. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]