Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Subkingdom Harosa > Infrakingdom Rhizaria > Phylum Foraminifera > Class Monothalamea > Order Astrorhizida > Suborder Astrorhizina > Superfamily Astrorhizoidea > Family Astrorhizidae > Genus Pelosina

Pelosina fusiformis Earland, 1933

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pelosina*	Brady, 1879	accepted genus name
*Pelosinella*	Parr, 1950	synonym

Literature

original description	Earland, A. (1933). Foraminifera, Part II, South Georgia. Discovery Reports. 7: 27-138 + plates.
basis of record	Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 60-75
additional source	Gooday, A. J.; Bowser, S. S.; Bernhard, J. M. (1996). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages in Explorers Cove, Antarctica: A shallow-water site with deep-sea characteristics. Progress in Oceanography. 37(2): 117-166.
additional source	Pawlowski J., Fahrni J.F., Brykczynska U., Habura A. & Bowser S.S. (2002). Molecular data reveal high taxonomic diversity of allogromiid Foraminifera in Explorers Cove (McMurdo Sound, Antarctica). Polar Biology, 25, 2, pp. 96-105.

Genbank

Citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Pelosina fusiformis Earland, 1933. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:113892