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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.
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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.
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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.
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The white surface of this 6-cm-long foraminiferan is partially hidden by sediment trapped in mucus. The mucus was probably secreted by the polychaete worm Nicolea, which has been found on the test surface and is only about 20% as long as the foram is. 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.
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Three individuals photographed on the seafloor, at 850 m. depth, 72 km. NE of Cape Hatteras, 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.
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A closeup of a smaller foram (a member of the genus Trochammina) which is living on the surface of the Bathysiphon test. The Trochammina test is 100 microns in diameter. 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.
