Foraminifera and Radiolarians is a Browse By group of the Nature Atlas that gathers the shelled and skeleton-forming amoeboid protists of the sea, foraminifera and radiolarians. An entry belongs here when its own cited article states that it is a foraminiferan or radiolarian. It excludes naked amoebae, ciliates and slime molds. Members are placed by the classification their cited article gives, not by common name or appearance alone.
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Wikipedia: Globigerina
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Globigerina () is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera, in the order of Rotaliida.
Radiolaria - Wikipedia
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The Radiolaria, also called Radiozoa and informally called radiolarians, are unicellular eukaryotes of diameter 0.1-0.2 mm that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into the inner and outer portions of endoplasm and ectoplasm.
Foraminifera, Wikipedia
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Foraminifera ( fə-RAM-ə-NIH-fə-rə; Latin for "hole bearers"; informally called "forams") are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of Rhizarian protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other uses; and commonly an external shell called a test of diverse forms and
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