Xenophyophore

Xenophyophore

Description

This is most likely the Xenophyophore Syringammina sp. Xenophyophores are single celled organisms. The single cell branches and splits into hundreds of tubes which ramify and interconnect into a complex network. The test builds up as it proliferates, secreting a slimy organic cement. These are the largest structures produced by a single cell.

Item Type:Image
Title:Xenophyophore
Creator(s):Gates, A.
Identification:Gooday, A.
Date:09 April 2013
Time:14:12
Copyright:SERPENT
Classification:Kingdom Protozoa > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Xenophyophorea
Species:Syringammina sp.
Site:Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):1653
Countries:East Africa > Tanzania
Habitat:Benthic
Substratum:Deep-sea mud
Rig:Deep Sea Metro I
Project Partners:BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV:Millenium 113
Keywords:Xenophyophore Tanzania Indian Ocean
Deposited By:Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On:13 August 2014

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