Foraminifera

Foraminifera

Planktonic and benthic protozoan protists that have a test (shell) composed of calcium carbonate.

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Category: Coral reefs
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foraminifera

Archaeology; Evolution

These invertebrates are very common in the global ocean, and their distinctive, chambered shells are common in the fossil record as far back as 550 million years. Although very ...

foraminifera

Biology; Cell biology

Single-celled protists that secrete a shell or test. Accumulations of the shells of dead foraminifera and other microscopic sea creatures form chalk deposits.

foraminifera

Biology; Marine biology

Protozoan group, individuals of which usually secrete a calcareous test; both planktonic and benthic representatives.

foraminifera

Biology; Ecology

Single-celled, shell-encased, microscopic protozoa found in all marine environments. Remains of their shells produces chalk.

foraminifera

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

Plural of foraminifer.

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...