期刊
MARINE MICROPALEONTOLOGY
卷 69, 期 3-4, 页码 334-340出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.09.003
关键词
planktonic foraminifera; triserial coiling; Guembelitriidae; new lineage; ribosomal DNA
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资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [3100A0-112645]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Gallitellia vivans is the only Recent representative of the triserial planktonic foraminiferal family Guembelitriidae. The origin and evolution of this interesting albeit poorly known family are enigmatic. To elucidate the phylogenetic relationships between G. vivans and other planktonic foraminifera, we sequenced the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) for comparison to our extensive database of planktonic and benthic species. Our analyses suggest that G. vivans represents a separate lineage of planktonic foraminifera, which branches close to the benthic rotaliids Stainforthia and Virgulinella. Both genera resemble Gallitellia in general morphological appearance, having elongate triserial tests at least in their early ontogenic stages. The divergence time of G. vivans is estimated at ca. 18 Ma (early Miocene), suggesting an origin independent from the Cretaceous and Paleogene triserial planktonic foraminifera. Our study thus indicates that modern triserial planktonic foraminifera are not related to the Cretaceous-Paleogene triserial species, and that the sporadic occurrences in the fossil record are not the result of poor preservation, but reflect multiple transitions from benthic to planktonic mode of life. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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