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Image source: Cushman, J.A. 1930. The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 7. Nonionidae, Camerinidae, Peneroplidae and Alveolinellidae. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 104.
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Scanning electron micrographs of species from the northern Gulf of Cadiz continental shelf. Details about species distribution in: Mendes, I., Dias, J.A., Schönfeld, J., Ferreira, Ó., 2012. Distribution of living benthic foraminifera on the Northern Gulf of Cadiz continental shelf. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 42(1), 18-38.
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New Zealand, Stewart Island, Port Pegasus, Recent
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Australia, New South Wales, Broken Bay, 9 m depth, Recent
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Foraminiferans living in polluted environments often show alterations in the morphology of their tests. This individual, isolated from a site in Norway which is contaminated with heavy metals, exhibits reduced chamber size in some of its chambers (notice that the test is not evenly rounded.) Image courtesy of Dr. Elisabeth Alve, University of Oslo. Citation: Alve, E. Benthic foraminifera reflecting pollution. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 21:1-19.
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Image of a live specimen of Elphidium excavatum, taken at Sapelo Island, Georgia (USA). Collected and photographed by Susan T. Goldstein, University of Georgia.
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This image emphasizes the surface texture of the test. Specimen is approx. 200 um across. Image courtesy of Susan T. Goldstein, University of Georgia.
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This juvenile has only a few chambers, but is already showing the prominent sutures of the adult foram. Sample collected at Hamble Estuary, Hampshire, England. Image courtesy of Elisabeth Alve, University of Oslo. Originally published in the Journal of Foraminiferal Research 31:1; used with permission.
