Xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the Nazaré Canyon (Portuguese margin, NE Atlantic)

Xenophyophores are abundant on a terrace of the lower Nazaré Canyon (4300 m water depth) on the Portuguese margin. Here, the most abundant species, Reticulammina cerebreformis sp. nov., occurs in densities of up to 21 individuals/m2. This large species has a soft, friable hemispherical test up to 10...

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Main Author: Gooday, A.J. (author)
Other Authors: Aranda da Silva, A. (author), Pawlowski, J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Subjects:
Benthos
Deep sea
Megafauna
Protists
Submarine canyons
Taxonomy
Atlantic
NE Atlantic
Portuguese margin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7675
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/7675

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7675

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