Foraminifera taxon details
Luffammina Kamenskaya, Bagirov & Simdianov, 2002
533741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:533741)
accepted
Genus
Luffammina atlantica Kamenskaya, Bagirov & Simdianov, 2002 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Kamenskaya O.E., Bagirov N.E. & Simdianov T.G. 2002. Luffammina atlantica gen. et sp. nov. (Foraminiferida, Arboramminidae) from the hydrothermal area Rainbow. In: Kuznetsov, A.P., & Zezina, O.N. (eds.), Adaptational aspects of the Evolution of Marine Fauna: Collected Proceedings. VNIRO Publishers, Moscow, 144-152. [details] Available for editors 
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Description Test large, up to 2 cm in length, comprised of a basal thickening attached to the surface of a relict hydrothermal chimney,...
Description Test large, up to 2 cm in length, comprised of a basal thickening attached to the surface of a relict hydrothermal chimney, and an elongated tubular part that widens distally, elevated above the surface of the substrate. The distal part of the tube may be dichotomously branched. The test is elastic, and often its interior cavity is not clearly defined. The chamber interior is filled with loose agglutinated particles, largely coccoliths, diffuse cytoplasm, and voids. The organism does not concentrate internal stercomata. Wall agglutinated, consisting of fine detritus and agglutinated coccoliths, with the surface covered by Methanotrix-like bacteria. Holocene, North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2400m. Remarks. Differs from Arborammina Shires, Gooday & Jones, 1994, in its weakly branched upper part, by the absence of bead-like structures on the surface of the test, and in its thin agglutinated wall comprised mainly of coccoliths. (Kaminski (2008)) [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Luffammina Kamenskaya, Bagirov & Simdianov, 2002. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533741 on 2026-10-16
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Kamenskaya O.E., Bagirov N.E. & Simdianov T.G. 2002. Luffammina atlantica gen. et sp. nov. (Foraminiferida, Arboramminidae) from the hydrothermal area Rainbow. In: Kuznetsov, A.P., & Zezina, O.N. (eds.), Adaptational aspects of the Evolution of Marine Fauna: Collected Proceedings. VNIRO Publishers, Moscow, 144-152. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Kaminski, M. A. (2011). The New and Reinstated Genera of Agglutinated Foraminifera published between 2005 and 2008. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. <em>Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication.</em> 16: 53-59., available online at https://gf.tmsoc.org/Documents/Library/K-NewGenera-IWAF8.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Kaminski, M. A. (2011). The New and Reinstated Genera of Agglutinated Foraminifera published between 2005 and 2008. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. <em>Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication.</em> 16: 53-59., available online at https://gf.tmsoc.org/Documents/Library/K-NewGenera-IWAF8.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Description Test large, up to 2 cm in length, comprised of a basal thickening attached to the surface of a relict hydrothermal chimney, and an elongated tubular part that widens distally, elevated above the surface of the substrate. The distal part of the tube may be dichotomously branched. The test is elastic, and often its interior cavity is not clearly defined. The chamber interior is filled with loose agglutinated particles, largely coccoliths, diffuse cytoplasm, and voids. The organism does not concentrate internal stercomata. Wall agglutinated, consisting of fine detritus and agglutinated coccoliths, with the surface covered by Methanotrix-like bacteria. Holocene, North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2400m. Remarks. Differs from Arborammina Shires, Gooday & Jones, 1994, in its weakly branched upper part, by the absence of bead-like structures on the surface of the test, and in its thin agglutinated wall comprised mainly of coccoliths. (Kaminski (2008)) [details]
