Benthic Foraminifera from the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Author
Mamo, Briony L.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4215
1
1
123
journal article
37169
10.11646/zootaxa.4215.1.1
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1175-5326
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B91D1782-C11A-4CDC-96B6-76104FEE51BD
Textularia
sp 1. (
Fig. 5
:7, 8)
Remarks.
This taxon was referred to
Textularia
due to its free agglutinated biserial test with well-sorted mediumsized grains, depressed sutures and slightly inflated chambers with rounded but slightly squared-off chambers. The chambers of this species deeply interlock, giving them a stacked appearance (
Fig. 5
:7). The aperture is a subcircular hole located at the base of the final chamber but sits off axis due to the chamber covering the inner-most half of the chamber preceding it (
Fig. 5
:8). These features closely resemble those tests assigned by
Parker (2009: fig. 53)
to
Textularia kerimbaensis
Said 1949
from Ningaloo Reef except that the aperture is not off axis and consists of a small slit as opposed to a sub-circular hole. Capricorn Group specimens also possess taller chambers.
Distribution within study area.
Textularia
sp. 1 was only collected from site 3 along Heron Transect 2. It is as abundant as
T
.
candeiana
and is less common than
T
.
agglutinans
,
T
.
lateralis
and
Textularia jparkeri
n. sp.