First record of a Xenophyophore: (RhizariaForaminifera) on the Chilean margin

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Araya, Juan Francisco, Gooday, Andrew J.
• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; Pacific; Indian; Levin; Antarc*; Foraminifera*
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/425794/

Xenophyophores are a group of large foraminifera, confined to deep-sea habitats below ~500 m, whose often fragile agglutinated tests may attain sizes up to 10–15 cm or more; their agglutinated tests incorporate a variety of foreign particles (termed ‘xenophyae’), including mineral particles, foramin...