Morphology of four <i>Miliolinella</i> species (Foraminifera, Protozoa) with description of a new species, <i>Miliolinella obesa</i> nov. spec., from the tropical West Pacific Ocean

LEI Yanli; LI Tiegang

doi:10.1007/s13131-018-1301-6

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LEI Yanli, LI Tiegang. Morphology of four Miliolinella species (Foraminifera, Protozoa) with description of a new species, Miliolinella obesa nov. spec., from the tropical West Pacific Ocean[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(10): 64-69. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1301-6

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LEI Yanli, LI Tiegang. Morphology of four Miliolinella species (Foraminifera, Protozoa) with description of a new species, Miliolinella obesa nov. spec., from the tropical West Pacific Ocean[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(10): 64-69. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1301-6

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Morphology of four Miliolinella species (Foraminifera, Protozoa) with description of a new species, Miliolinella obesa nov. spec., from the tropical West Pacific Ocean

doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1301-6

LEI Yanli^1
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LI Tiegang^2
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Department of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, the First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Laboratory for Marine Geology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao), Qingdao 266061, China;Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2017-07-25

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Abstract

Foraminiferal oozes were sampled from the tropical West Pacific seamount and seabed of deep sea, by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in December 2014 and March 2016. Using standard morphological method, four Miliolinella species, including Miliolinella obesa, M. circularis, M. suborbicularis and M. subrotunda were described. Among the four species, M. obesa is a new species. It is a large member (about 500 μm in length) of the genus. This species is characterized by having a very stout and transverse broadly circular outline, and its body width is greater than the body length. In addition, its chamber demarcations are obscure from the exterior appearance. Three chambers are unclearly visible on one side and two chambers are visible on the opposite. Finally, we provided very detailed taxonomic microphotographs and the ecological distribution information for each species.
- deep sea,
- foraminifera,
- Miliolinella,
- seamount,
- seabed,
- West Pacific Ocean

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