Foraminifera are single-celled protists characterised by streaming granular ectoplasm used to catch food, and commonly by an external shell called a test built from diverse materials. Most foraminifera are marine, with the majority living on or within seafloor sediment while a smaller number float in the water column at various depths, belonging to the suborder Globigerinina. Fewer are known from freshwater or brackish conditions, and a small number of nonaquatic soil species have been identified through molecular analysis of ribosomal DNA.
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System (Realm) System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceUsually less than 1 mm in size, with the largest species reaching up to 20 cm 1 Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Foraminifera, Wikipedia
Source Foraminifera, Wikipedia
In Ecosystem
Source Wikidata: Foraminifera
Additional Source Coral Triangle (Wikipedia)Article text
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1. Foraminifera, Wikipedia
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They are usually less than 1 mm in size, but some are much larger, the largest species reaching up to 20 cm.
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Foraminifera
In Biome: Bog, Ecology
They are known to inhabit disparate ecological niches, including mosses, rivers, lakes and ponds, wetlands, soils, peat bogs, and sand dunes.
In Biome: Lake, Ecology
They are known to inhabit disparate ecological niches, including mosses, rivers, lakes and ponds, wetlands, soils, peat bogs, and sand dunes.
In Biome: River, Ecology
They are known to inhabit disparate ecological niches, including mosses, rivers, lakes and ponds, wetlands, soils, peat bogs, and sand dunes.
In Biome: Wetlands, Ecology
They are known to inhabit disparate ecological niches, including mosses, rivers, lakes and ponds, wetlands, soils, peat bogs, and sand dunes.
In Group: Foraminifera and Radiolarians, Lead
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
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ107027, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Foraminifera
- Wikidata Q107027, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Eukarya, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceCoral Triangle (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Coral Triangle, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Coral Triangle, Article text
High species biodiversity (more than 500 coral species, high biodiversity of reef fishes, foraminifera, fungi corals, and stomatopods) and habitat diversity
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