In:
Antarctic Science, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 16, No. 3 ( 2004-09), p. 307-312
Abstract:
Vellaria zucchellii sp. nov. is described from coastal sediment samples from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica, 74°40′28.1″S, 164°04′11.6″E, Tethys Bay, 25 m depth). This organic-walled monothalamous (single chambered) foraminifer is characterized by a wide, prominent aperture that facilitates attachment to larger particles (small sand grains or other foraminiferal shells). It shares this feature with the two other known species of Vellaria , both of which were described from an Indian estuary. Phylogenetic analysis of small subunit rRNA gene sequences suggest that V. zucchellii is related to the genus Psammophaga . However, the new species lacks the mineral grain inclusions that are characteristic of Psammophaga . The description of this new organic-walled monothalamous foraminiferal species further documents the high taxonomic diversity of these delicate and abundant protists in the polar benthic communities.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0954-1020
,
1365-2079
DOI:
10.1017/S0954102004002081
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2004
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