Elphidiella sp.

Toefy, R., Gibbons, M. J. & McMillan, I. K., 2005, The foraminifera associated with the alga Gelidium pristoides, South Africa, African Invertebrates 46, pp. 1-26 : 20

Elphidiella sp. “A”

Fig. 6H

Description: Rounded test, involute. Chambers inverted v-shape. Raised radial sutures with raised septal bridges. Sutures on final chamber do not radiate from the centre but are peripheral. Pores along radial sutures. Umbilicus with many papillae. Marginal aperture. Width = 375 µm, height = 375 µm, width:height = 1:1.

Material examined: A27424 .

Distribution: Around South Africa, Port Elizabeth.

Remarks: Similar to a species of Elphidiella examined by Dale and McMillan (1999) retrieved in the Saldanha Bay region off the west coast of South Africa.