Foraminifers as Bioindicators

Other Smaller Perforate Taxa

Order: Buliminida
Family: Reussellidae
Genus: Reussella
Species: unidentified

From Puerto Rico, SEM, X150

From Puerto Rico, SEM, X150


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Acervulinidae
Genus: Discogypsina
Species: vesicularis Silvestri

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X60

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X60


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Cibicididae
Genus: Lobatula
Species: unidentified

From Tampa Bay, Florida, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X400

From Tampa Bay, Florida, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X400

From Tampa Bay, Florida, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X500

From Tampa Bay, Florida, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X500


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Discorbidae
Genus: Discorbis
Species: mira Cushman

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X150

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X150

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X180

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X180


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Discorbidae
Genus: Discorbis
Species: rosea (d'Orbigny)

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X120

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X120

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X120

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X120

From the Florida Keys, spiral view on left, umbilical view on right, LM, X50

From the Florida Keys, spiral view on left, umbilical view on right, LM, X50


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Discorbidae
Genus: Discorbis
Species: unidentified

From Antigua, dorsal (spiral) side, SEM, X180

From Antigua, dorsal (spiral) side, SEM, X180

From Antigua, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X120

From Antigua, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X120


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Nonionidae
Genus: Nonionoides
Species: grateloupi Saidova

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X120

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X120


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Nonionidae
Genus: Nonion
Species: depresselum de Montfort

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X450

From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X450


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Planorbulinidae
Genus: Planorbulina
Species: acervalis Brady

From the Florida Keys, free dorsal side, SEM, X60

From the Florida Keys, free dorsal side, SEM, X60

From the Florida Keys, attached ventral side, SEM, X50

From the Florida Keys, attached ventral side, SEM, X50


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Rosalinidae
Genus: Rosalina
Species: floridana (Cushman)

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) side, SEM, X250

From the Florida Keys, dorsal (spiral) side, SEM, X250

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X200

From the Florida Keys, ventral (apertural) view, SEM, X200


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