Foraminifera

By Sylvia Kemle-von Mücke and Christoph Hemleben

Extant planktic Foraminifera occur in all pelagic environments of the World Ocean. Approximately 42 morpho-species exist today, in contrast to several hundred fossil species. Of these 42 species, 35 have so far been recorded from the South Atlantic.

Contents
Fo. 1 Introduction
Fo. 2 Methods
Fo. 3 Distribution
Fo. 4 Acknowledgements
Fo. 5 Suggested reading
Fo. 6 Taxonomy and identification

Identification
A "traditional" text key for Foraminifera is not present. However, a matrix-based identification tool is available in the IdentifyIt module; open therein the file "Foraminifera".

Species

See the page for Class Foraminifera (and following pages) in the Higher taxa module. A species list can also be found on that page.

For the species, see Candeina nitida to Turborotalita quinqueloba in the Species module.