-
The foram in life position. The upper third protrudes from the seafloor, while the rest remains buried. Image courtesy of Andrew J. Gooday, Southampton Oceanography Centre. This image first appeared in J. Foram. Res. 22:129-146 (1992) and is used with permission.
-
This approx. 10 cm. long individual was taken from the seafloor at 840 m. depth, 144 km. east of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Image courtesy of Andrew J. Gooday, Southampton Oceanography Centre. This image first appeared in J. Foram. Res 22:129-146 (1992) and is used with permission.
-
This SEM image shows the two distinct particle types that make up the foram's agglutinated wall. The outer surface is made of fine, black or brown particles, and is underlain by a much thicker layer of sponge spicules and small quartz particles. Image courtesy of Andrew J. Gooday, Southampton Oceanography Centre. This image first appeared in J. Foram. Res 22:129-146 (1992) and is used with permission.