Vellaria solenta (Monothalamea: Allogromiidae) — new species of soft-walled foraminifera from Sivash Bay (the Sea of Azov)
Journal: Invertzool
Year: 2021

We describe Vellaria solenta sp.n., a new species of soft-walled, monothalamous foraminifera based on 16 individuals found in the hypersaline Sivash Bay (Sea of Azov). The distinctive morphological features of the species are the presence of protoplasm completely filling the entire space of the test and the interior of the apertural neck, and the short, thin processes that extend beyond the aperture in most individuals. Other representatives of the genus Vellaria, namely V. pellucida How to site