Brizalina, Costa, 1856

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 : 13

Brizalina “ rocklandsensis ” McMillan, 1987

Fig. 4K

Brizalina “ rocklandsensis ”: McMillan 1987 a: 299, pl. 11, figs 3–9.

Description: Test initially weakly compressed becoming strongly compressed in final part. Test increases rapidly in width in early part, maximum width in final chambers. Periphery rounded becoming sub-acute. Elongate and tapering strongly. Smooth wall with very large pores, not appearing to be arranged in a particular way. Aperture is terminal. Width = 250 µm, height = 362.5 µm, width:height = 0.69:1.

Material examined: A27408.

Distribution: Around South Africa from St James to Port Elizabeth. This species was first examined and described by McMillan (1987 a) from vibracores retrieved off the coast of Namibia.

Figures

Fig. 4 A–L: (A) Fissurina marginata (Montagu, 1803); (B, C) Fissurina sp. “A”; (D) Guttulina irregularis (d’Orbigny, 1846); (E) Glandulina sp. “A”; (F) Bolivina “fossa” McMillan, 1987 m.s.; (G, H) Bolivina pseudoplicata Heron-Allen & Earland, 1930; (I) Bolivina sp. “A”; (J) Brizalina pseudopunctata (Höglund, 1947); (K) Brizalina “rocklandsensis” McMillan, 1987 m.s.; (L) Bulimina elongata d’Orbigny, 1846.