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Foraminifera

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Fo`ram`i`nif´e`ra
n. pl.1.(Zool.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda.
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Noun1.ForaminiferaForaminifera - foraminifers                        
order Foraminifera
animal order - the order of animals
Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers
foram, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
family Globigerinidae, Globigerinidae - a family of protoctists
genus Globigerina - type genus of the family Globigerinidae
family Nummulitidae, Nummulitidae - a family of fossil protoctists


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1983, Paleobathymetric significance of foraminifera from the Hokuroko district, in Ohmoto, H.
Igneous rock associations 6. modelling of deep submarine pyroclastic ... by Lentz, D.R. / Geoscience Canada
The results of one new study of foraminifera shells lead to comforting scenarios in which the ocean, over thousands of years, can handle atmospheric carbon dioxide rises without changing their pH.
Tums of the sea: how good is the ocean's natural antacid? by Gorman, Jessica / Science News
Based on a detailed census of the end of the Permian event and the C-T mass extinction, everything from microscopic foraminifera to tetrapods seems to have vanished in an extremely short period (3,5).
Paleoecotoxicology: the impact of chemical and physical stress in the ... by Herkovits, Jorge / Environmental Health Perspectives
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