Foraminifera
of the North European Seaboard
(all specimens typical cold-water North Atlantic spp.)
(all specimens typical cold-water North Atlantic spp.)
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Elphidium
crispum x84
& x100
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 Cibicides pseudoungerianus x120 |
Nonion
depressulus x180
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 Elphidium articulatum x214 |
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E. articulatum test detail x685 showing the pores, 'foramina' after which they are named. The foramina in this species average ca. 1.5um |
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Foraminifera
tests sorted and concentrated on the beach
by sea wave action.
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Photomicrographs
of mixed Foraminifera found in a concentrated
streak as pictured above.
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