PLATE 3. 



Geodinella robusta Lendenfeld. 



Fig. 1. — var. crrolae Lendenfeld. 



Figs. 2, 5, 6, 8. — var. megaclada Lendenfeld. 

 Figs. 3, 4, 7, 9. — var. megasterra Lendenfeld. 



1. — A normal sterraster of the specimen of var. carolae from Charlotte Somid; magnified 300; phot., 



Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 

 2. — A normal sterraster of var. megaclada; magnified 300; phot., Zei-ss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 

 3. — A normal sterraster of var. megasterra; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 

 4. — A sterroid of var. megasterra; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 

 5, 8. — A sterroid of var. megaclada; magnified 335; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6: 

 a, spherical (in the optical section ring shaped) group of central granules; 

 5, the centre in focus; 



8, the upper surface in focus. 



6. — A sterroid of var. megaclada; magnified 300; phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6. 

 7, 9. — Sectioned surface of a sterraster of var. megasterra cut in half; magnified 300; 



a, spherical (in section ring-shaped) group of central granules; b, a growth-zone; c, umbilicus; 

 7, phot., Zeiss, apochr. 4, compens. oc. 6, and focused higher; 



9, phot., Zeiss, hom. imm. apochr. 2, compens. oc. 2, and focused loner. 



