Conicotheca nigrans
| Conicotheca nigrans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Foraminifera |
| Order: | Allogromiida |
| Family: | Allogromida incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Conicotheca |
| Species: | Conicotheca nigrans[1] Gooday, Todo, Uematsu & Kitazato, 2008 |
Conicotheca nigrans is a species of benthic Foraminifera that was first identified from samples collected from the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.[2][3] C. nigrans has a test or outer shell of agglutinated organic materials and minerals.[2] As a species belonging to a basal clade of foraminifera, the order Allogromiida, C. nigrans may be informative about the evolution of the forams.[4]
References
- ↑ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conicotheca nigrans Gooday, Todo, Uematsu & Kitazato, 2008
- 1 2 Gooday, A.J.; Todo, Y.; Uematsu, K.; Kitazato, H. (July 2008). "New organic-walled Foraminifera (Protista) from the ocean's deepest point, the Challenger Deep (western Pacific Ocean)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3): 399–423. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00393.x.
- ↑ Integrated Marine Information System | JPI OCEANS
- ↑ Simple Foraminifera Flourish at the Ocean's Deepest Point
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