Vellaria solenta (Monothalamea: Allogromiidae) — new species of soft-walled foraminifera from Sivash Bay (the Sea of Azov)

Abstract

We describe Vellaria solenta sp.n., a new species of soft-walled, monothalamous foraminifera based on 16 individuals found in the hypersaline Sivash Bay (Sea of Azov). The distinctive morphological features of the species are the presence of protoplasm completely filling the entire space of the test and the interior of the apertural neck, and the short, thin processes that extend beyond the aperture in most individuals.

Psammophaga secriensia sp. nov., a New Monothalamid Foraminifera (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Romanian Black Sea Shelf

“…An integrative taxonomic study combining molecular and morphological data revealed an additional, yet undescribed Psammophaga species present in Kazachya Bay [16]. Furthermore, new representatives of two genera, Vellaria and Nellya that are closely related to Psammophaga, were also reported in the same study from Balaklava Bay, and a new species of Vellaria has recently been described from Sivash Bay in the Sea of Azov [18].…”

“…Sergeeva and Anikeeva [9] and Anikeeva [15] were the first to publish a comprehensive list of monothalamid foraminifera found in the Black Sea that contains 40 taxa. Subsequent research by Gooday et al [12,16], Sergeeva, and Anikeeva [17], Sergeeva and Anikeeva [18], and Anikeeva et al [19] led to the description of new species within this group.…”