Foraminifera


  1. Foraminifera: Assorted forms. Paleocene. Courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Live planktonic foraminifera: Globigerinella aequilateralis, from near the Bermuda Islands, showing extensive spine array, and pseudopodia running along them. The test, not including the spines, is about 1 mm in size. Light photo by C. Hemleben, Tubingen University. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Live large foraminifera. Marginopora vertebralis, a large tropical species, attached to calcareous algae. Large foraminifera are major contributors to carbonate sediment on modern reefs. From near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Specimens range in size from 1 to 1.75 cm in diameter. Photograph by J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Foraminifera: Bolivina subaenariensis. Recent. Specimens are approximately 1mm long. Photomicrograph by B. Sen Gupta, Louisiana State University. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Agglutinated foraminifera: Tritaxis conica attached to Bathysiphon. Deep sea near the Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Recent. The view here is about 5 mm wide. Scanning electron micrograph. Courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Agglutinated foraminifera: Cribrostomoides jeffreysi. From 30 m depth, Arthur Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula. Recent. Specimen is about 1 mm wide. Scanning electron micrograph. Courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Fusulinid foraminifera: Parafusulina sp. Word Formation, near Marathon, Texas. Permian. Scale bar is 1 cm long. Photograph courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Nummulitid foraminifera: Nummulites gizehensis. Lower Moqattam Bed, Gizeh, Cairo, Egypt. Middle Eocene. Scale bar is 1 cm long. Courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Rotaliinid foraminifera: Globocassidulina crassa. Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Recent. Scanning electron micrograph by K. L. Finger, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Planktonic foraminifera: Young Neogloboquadrina pachyderma taken from sea ice, Arthur Harbor, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Recent. Specimen is about I mm in size. Scanning electron micrograph courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.

 

  1. Planktonic foraminifera: Hantkenina alabamensis, an unusual planktonic foraminifera from the late Eocene Pashuta Formation, Clarke County, Mississippi. Specimen is about 0.8 mm from spine tip to spine tip. Courtesy of J. H. Lipps, University of California, Davis. Copyright Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Inc., 1987.