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Lee, S.; Armynot du Châtelet, E.; Gooday, A. J.; Guillot, F.; Recourt, P.; Frontalini, F.; Lee, W. (2019). The chemical composition of a new “mica sandwich” foraminiferal species from the East Coast of Korea: Capsammina crassa sp. nov. PeerJ 7:e6642 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6642.
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Lee, S.; Armynot du Châtelet, E.; Gooday, A. J.; Guillot, F.; Recourt, P.; Frontalini, F.; Lee, W.
2019
The chemical composition of a new “mica sandwich” foraminiferal species from the East Coast of Korea: <i>Capsammina crassa</i> sp. nov.
PeerJ 7:e6642 DOI 10.7717/peerj.6642
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We describe a new agglutinated monothalamous foraminiferal species, Capsammina
crassa sp. nov., based on integrated observations of the test morphology and the
chemical characteristics of materials composing the test. The new species was found
at a depth of <60 m on the East coast of Korea. The test morphology is typical of the
genus Capsammina, comprising two or more mica plates with a ring of finely
agglutinated mineral grains sandwiched between them and surrounding the cell
body. There is no distinct test aperture. Elemental analyses of the agglutinated grains
revealed 15 different types of mineral grains of which quartz is the most abundant.
The surface areas of grains exposed on fractured surfaces ranged from 1.6 to
7,700 mm2 and the large plate-like grains forming the upper and lower surfaces
measured about 420–2,350 µm in maximum width. The new species is
morphologically similar to C. patelliformis, however, the differences in size,
distribution area and depth support that these two species are distinct. This discovery
is the first record of the genus Capsammina from the North Pacific. Therefore,
it extends the biodiversity and geographical distribution of the genus Capsammina,
which has been reported only from the bathyal NE Atlantic. Our finding also suggests
the possibility of additional discovery of monothalamous foraminifera from
around Korea.
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Capsammina crassa S. Lee, Armynot du Châtelet, Gooday, Guillot, Recourt, Frontalini & W. Lee, 2019 (original description)
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