Paratrochammina Minutissima n.sp. in brackish, marine-derived lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
• Main Authors: Gibson, JAE, Quilty, PG, Swadling, KM, Newman, L, Paterson, KS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cushman Foundation Foraminiferal Res 2008
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Zoology; Zoology not elsewhere classified; East Antarctica; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Ace Lake; Abraxas Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal
• Online Access: http://www.cushmanfoundation.org/; https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.38.4.292; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/54443

Paratrochammina minutissima n. sp. is described fromAbraxas and Ace Lakes in the Vestfold Hills, EastAntarctica. The species is characterized by very small size(120 mm diameter), 4K chambers in the final whorl, weakadherence of particles to the tectin chamber lining and arelatively prominent prolocu...