New records of xenophyophores from the upper slope around New Zealand |
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| Authors: | O S Tendal |
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| Institution: | Zoological Laboratory , University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen, DK‐2100, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Recent cruises to the Chatham Rise and to the Challenger Plateau have provided new material of 3 species of xenophyophores: Reticulam‐mina labyrinthica Tendal, 1972; Syringammina fragillissima Brady, 1883; and S. tasmanensis Lewis, 1966. These records confirm the occurrence of S. fragillissima in New Zealand waters, indicate a wide distribution of S. tasmanensis, and amend our knowledge of species variation and depth range of the New Zealand xenophyophores. |
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| Keywords: | Xenophyophoria new records distribution depth ranges biogeography upper slope |
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