A new 'saccamminid' genus (Rhizaria: Foraminifera), from 4400 m water depth in the Nazare Canyon (NE Atlantic)

We describe Bithekammina occulta, a new monothalamous agglutinated foraminiferan ('saccamminid') collected in multicore samples at 4400 m on the terrace of the lower Nazare Canyon on the Portuguese margin. The test is spherical to oval, up to similar to 400 mu m in length, with a simple ci...

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Autor principal: Silva, Ana Aranda da (author)
Outros Autores: Gooday, Andrew J. (author), Pearse, Richard B. (author), Cunha, Marina R. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6596
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/6596