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Paratrochammina Minutissima n.sp. in brackish, marine-derived lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica
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posted on 2023-05-16, 22:45 authored by Gibson, JAE, Quilty, PG, Kerrie SwadlingKerrie Swadling, Newman, L, Paterson, KSParatrochammina minutissima n. sp. is described from Abraxas and Ace Lakes in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. The species is characterized by very small size (120 mm diameter), 4K chambers in the final whorl, weak adherence of particles to the tectin chamber lining and a relatively prominent proloculus. Similar species occur in the fully marine environment and often in the abyssal ocean. Subfossil tests were observed in sediment cores from Abraxas Lake and nearby Ace Lake. Apparently, living specimens also occurred in plankton samples from Abraxas Lake, possibly indicating a lifestyle partly attached to zooplankton or floating debris, or floating unattached on density surfaces within the meromictic lake. The distribution of subfossil Paratrochammina minutissima in the sediments of Ace Lake was consistent with a marine origin for the species, while the distribution in the Abraxas Lake sediment indicated that the lake might predate the last glacial maximum.
History
Publication title
Journal of Foraminiferal ResearchVolume
38Issue
4Pagination
292-297ISSN
0096-1191Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Cushman Foundation Foraminiferal ResPlace of publication
Cambridge, USARights statement
Copyright © 2008 Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal ResearchRepository Status
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