Foraminifers as Bioindicators
Opportunistic Taxa
Order: Buliminida
Family: Bolivinidae
Genus: Bolivina
Species: lowmani Phleger and Parker
From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X300
Order: Buliminida
Family: Bolivinidae
Genus: Bolivina
Species: pulchella var. primitiva Cushman
From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X250
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Cribroelphidium
Species: poeyanum d'Orbigny
From Antigua, side view, SEM, X250
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: advenum (Cushman)
From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X450
From the Florida Keys, apertural view, SEM, X350
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: discoidale (d'Orbigny)
From the Florida Keys, side view, SEM, X250
From the Florida Keys, apertural view, SEM, X300
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: sagrum (d'Orbigny)
From Antigua, side view, SEM, X180
From Antigua, apertural view, SEM, X180
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Nonionidae
Genus: Haynesina
Species: unidentified
From Tampa Bay, Florida, side view, SEM, X250
From Tampa Bay, Florida, apertural view, SEM, X180
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Rotaliidae
Genus: Ammonia
Species: unidentified
From Biscayne Bay, Florida, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X120
From Biscayne Bay, Florida, side view, SEM, X180
Order: Rotaliida
Family: Rotaliidae
Genus: Ammonia
Species: unidentified
From Antigua, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X150
From Antigua side view, SEM, X200
Order: Textulariida
Family: Lituolidae
Genus: Ammobaculites
Species: agglutinans Cushman
From Tampa Bay, Florida, side view, SEM, X200
Order: Trochamminida
Family: Trochamminidae
Genus: Trochammina
Species: unidentified
From Tampa Bay, Florida, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X250
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