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Orbiculina adunca.
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Live individuals of the foraminiferans Archaias angulatus and one specimen of Coscinospira (=Peneroplis) antillarum from Belize
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"Watermelon forams"--These foraminiferans possess chlorophyte (green algal) endosymbionts which give to the living cell a characteristic "grass green" coloration (specimen on right). Under high light (high UV?) conditions, the symbionts produce carotenoid pigments (salmon pink specimen on left).
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Close up of the pseudopores (pits) on the chamber surface of the foraminiferan Archaias angulatus from Belize, CA
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Scanning electron micrograph of a shell of the foraminiferan Archaias angulatus from Belize