Saccorhiza ramosa (Brady, 1879)       

Class: Astrorhizata  Subclass: Astrorhizana  Order: Astrorhizida  Family: Hyperamminidae
Taxon Profile

found in the waters at the Reykjanes Ridge   off territorial waters   

Geological Time: recent  Holocene  Quaternary


the plummercell is provided by Dr. Karla Kreisel

View of specimens of Saccorhiza ramosa (Brady, 1879)

the field is photographed by Georg Wawczyniak

The identification is based upon:
Kaminski, M.A. and Cetean, C.G., 2011: Lectotypes of type species of agglutinated foraminiferal genera in the collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 2. Hippocrepinina and Hormosinina
Kaminski, M.A. and Filipescu, S.; Eds., Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, 61-69. Krakow: Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 16. Plate 1, Fig. 12