Vellaria zucchellii sp. nov. a new monothalamous foraminifer from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Sabbatini, Anna, Pawlowski, Jan Wojciech, Gooday, Andrew J., Piraino, Stefano, Bowser, Samuel S., Morigi, Caterina, Negri, Alessandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/590; Allogromiids; Polar benthic communities; Molecular systematics; Taxonomic diversity; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Indian; Tethys Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:82750

Vellaria zucchellii sp. nov. is described from coastal sediment samples from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica, 74°40′28.1[double prime or second]S, 164°04′11.6[double prime or second]E, Tethys Bay, 25 m depth). This organic-walled monothalamous (single chambered) foraminifer is characterized by...