Molecular data reveal high taxonomic diversity of allogromiid Foraminifera in Explorers Cove (McMurdo Sound, Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Pawlowski, Jan Wojciech, Fahrni, José, Brykczynska, Urszula, Habura, Andrea, Bowser, Samuel S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/590; Antarctic; Explorers Cove; McMurdo Sound; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:114105

Allogromiids are organic-walled or agglutinated, single-chambered Foraminifera, common in deep-sea and polar benthic communities. The simple forms and paucity of distinctive features make allogromiid identification difficult by traditional means. Molecular phylogenetic methods offer alternative tool...