The 'mica sandwich'; a remarkable new genus of Foraminifera (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Nazaré Canyon (Portuguese margin, NE Atlantic)
Based on morphological and molecular characteristics, we describe a new genus and species of monothalamous agglutinated foraminifera, Capsammina patelliformis, that occurs mainly at bathyal (1000-3400m) water depths in the Nazaré Canyon off Portugal. The test is strongly flattened, up to 500?m or m...
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2010.
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