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Fluxaphilia mollis Gooday, Ishitani, Chen, Richirt, Seike, Yamashita, Tsuchiya & Nomaki, 2026
Description Gooday, A. J.; Ishitani, Y.; Chen, C.; Richirt, J.; Seike, K.; Yamashita, M.; Tsuchiya, M.; Nomaki, H. (2026). Integrative taxonomy of new genera and species of giant foraminifera (Rhizaria: Foraminifera: Xenophyophoroidea) from the abyssal northwest Pacific reveals novel morphological complexity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 207(3): 1-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag080page(s): p. 15, Figs 10–13; Supporting Information, Figs S7–S9; Supporting Information, Video S3 (holotype figs. 10-13).
Figure 13. Fluxaphilia mollis holotype (NSMT-Pr717): scanning electron micrographs showing test details. A, B, outer surface of test at different magnifications. C, D, inner surface of test wall showing agglutinated grains; in C, note the thin sheets of uncertain origin. E, test interior with agglutinated particles, including a likely crustacean limb fragment with a microsetose margin (indicated by an asterisk), and stercomare (arrowheads). F–H, test interior showing mineral and biogenic particles, in addition to fragments of straight, narrow tubes of uncertain origin. Arrowheads in E and G indicate stercomare. JPEG file - 1.42 MB - 1 750 x 2 490 pixels added on 2026-10-0413 viewsWoRMS taxa Fluxaphilia mollis Gooday, Ishitani, Chen, Richirt, Seike, Yamashita, Tsuchiya & Nomaki, 2026checked Le Coze, François 2026-10-04
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