First report of a giant protist Tricranastrum trinibrachium Takahashi 1991 (syn. Myelastrum trinibrachium) from the Indian Ocean
Abstract
Rhizarians play an important role in ocean biogeochemistry and are used as paleoproxies. These organisms, specifically the giant ones, which are fragile in nature, are poorly studied and understood. A rhizarian species Tricranastrum trinibrachium Takahashi 1991 (syn. Myelastrum trinibrachium Takahashi 1991), class Polycystine, order Spumellaria, Family Euchitoniidae was recorded for the first time in the Indian Ocean in plankton samples from the Arabian Sea. The species size ranged from 747 to 1575�?m. Until now, it has only been reported in the Pacific Ocean.
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