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Abyssalia sphaerica Gooday & Holzmann, 2020
Description Gooday, A.j., Jurden, J.M., Holzmann, M., Pawlowski, J., Smith, C.R. (2020). Xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera), including four new species and two new genera, from the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone (abyssal equatorial Pacific). European Journal of Protistology. 75, 125715., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2020.125715Fig. 11. (A–F) Abyssalia sphaerica sp. nov., holotype (NHMUK PM ZF 9913); specimen 095, APEI-4, complete test. (A) Specimen on seafloor prior to collection. The arrows indicate features extending from the lower part of the test that may be bundles of pseudopodia deployed onto the sediment surface. (B) Shipboard photograph of specimen in core tube following recovery. (C, D) Shipboard photograph of specimen removed from core tube. (E, F) Laboratory photographs taken against different backgrounds and with different lightings; the granellare show up better in (F) against the light background. JPG file - 1.95 MB - 2 508 x 3 431 pixels added on 2025-06-227 viewsWoRMS taxa Abyssalia sphaerica Gooday & Holzmann in Gooday et al., 2020checked Le Coze, François 2025-06-22
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