Nomenclature
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additional source
Asioli, A. (1995). Living (stained) benthic Foraminifera distribution in the western Ross Sea (Antarctica). <em>Paleopelagos.</em> 5: 201-214. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Test free or attached, generally large, with two or more branches from a central area; agglutinated wall showing little selectivity and commonly poorly cemented, with a proteinaceous organic lining; apertures at the ends of the arms. M. Ordovician to Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Unreviewed
Nomenclature Some authorities put this family in her own ordo Astrorhizida [details]