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 |
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| 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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