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Flexammina islandica Voltski & Pawlowski, 2015
Description Voltski, I.; Pawlowski, J. (2015). Flexammina islandica gen. nov.sp. nov. and some new phylotypes of monothalamous foraminifera from the coast of Iceland. Zootaxa. 3964(2): 245-249., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.5page(s): p. 247, Plate 1, figs A–I.
A. Detached dome-shaped individual (DNA #17676) with reticulopodia extended; reticulopodia emanate from the aperture and also raise from the test surface. B. The holotype (arrow) and paratypes #1–8; all are free-living individuals; note that one foraminifer attached two large black sand grains to its test. C. Three attached, dome-shaped individuals on a bivalve shell (DNA #17676, 17677, 17678). D. Dome-shaped individual (detached, view from above, DNA #17677). E. Dome-shaped individual (detached, view from above, DNA #17678). F. Individual with transitional morphology, which became sedentary after two weeks in a separate dish (oblique view). G. Dome-shaped individual on bivalve shell (DNA #17672). H. Free-living individual (DNA #17667) with subspherical test and extended reticulopodia; the cloud of accumulated matter obscures the aperture. I. Dome-shaped individual (DNA #17672) on bivalve shell, partially covered by a layer of phytodetritus, diatoms, sediment and undifferentiated organic matter (side view). Scale bars: 100 µm (A, H); 200 µm (D, E, F, G); 500 µm (B, I); 1000 µm (C). PNG file - 907.96 kB - 627 x 858 pixels added on 2026-11-111 viewWoRMS taxa Flexammina islandica Voltski & Pawlowski, 2015checked Le Coze, François 2026-11-11
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