original description
Tendal, O.S.; Hessler, R.R. (1977). An introduction to the biology and systematics of Komokiacea (Textulariina, Foraminiferida). <em>Galathea Report.</em> 14: 165-194., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268274172
page(s): p. 187 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Rodlike or sparsely branching arborescent test or clump of branching tubules; short lateral branches with frequent constrictions, giving a beaded appearance, intertubule interstices may be mud filled, resulting in the appearance of a mud ball. Holocene. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]