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

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: SABBATINI A, PAWLOWSKI J, GOODAY AJ, BOWSER S, MORIGI C, NEGRI A., PIRAINO, Stefano
• Other Authors: Sabbatini, A, Pawlowski, J, Gooday, Aj, Piraino, Stefano, Bowser, S, Morigi, C, Negri, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: allogromiid; polar benthic communitie; molecular systematic; taxonomic diversity; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCES; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Indian; Tethys Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11587/104787; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102004002081

Vellaria zucchellii sp. nov. is described from coastal sediment samples from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica, 74degrees40'28.1"S, 164degrees04'11.6"E, Tethys Bay, 25 m depth). This organic-walled monothalamous (single chambered) foraminifer is characterized by a wide, promin...