Researchers from Agharkar Research Institute have identified a new species of microscopic Foraminifera, highlighting India’s rich but largely unexplored marine biodiversity. BulletsIn Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, discovered a new species of Foraminifera named Portatrochammina bharatensis along Maharashtra’s Konkan coast. The species was found in marine sediments collected from Jaitapur Creek in Ratnagiri district











