Globigerinoides rublobatus - a new species of Pleistocene planktonic foraminifera

Latas, Marcin, Pearson, Paul N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-9818, Poole, Christopher R., Fabbrini, Alessio and Wade, Bridget S. 2023. Globigerinoides rublobatus - a new species of Pleistocene planktonic foraminifera. Journal of Micropalaeontology 42 (2) , 57–81. 10.5194/jm-42-57-2023

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Abstract

We describe Globigerinoides rublobatus n. sp., a new morphospecies of fossil planktonic foraminifera, from the Pleistocene sediments (∼810 ka) of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. We use image analysis and morphometry of 860 specimens from International Ocean Discovery Program Site U1483 in the tropical Indian Ocean to document morphological variability in the new morphospecies and related taxa, and we also report it from Pacific Ocean Site U1486 for the first time. The new morphospecies combines characteristics typical of Globigerinoides conglobatus (Brady, 1879) and Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny, 1839), with which it co-occurs, but is distinct from both. Morphometric data indicate that G. rublobatus n. sp. is closer to G. conglobatus, potentially signalling an evolutionary affinity. We find that Globigerinoides rublobatus n. sp. occurs as two variants, a pigmented (pink) form and a non-pigmented (white) form. The non-pigmented forms are on average ∼50 % larger than the pigmented forms. This is so far only the third instance of fossil planktonic foraminifera known to exhibit this pink pigmentation. We regard the pink and white forms as variants of a single morphospecies and suggest the pink form may represent a later evolutionary adaptation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Publisher:	Copernicus Publications
ISSN:	2041-4978
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	31 July 2023
Date of Acceptance:	13 April 2023
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2023 15:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/161363

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