Forams
Hyaline Foram Tests
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Reussella,
Hyaline benthic foram from Puerto Rico, SEM image 150X
(Credit: Heidi Crevison Souder; used by permission
Foraminifers as Bioindicators website,
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg)
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Bolivina pulchella,
Benthic foram with hyaline test from the Florida Keys, SEM image.
Notice the remarkable difference in test shape in these hyaline examples.
(Credit: Heidi Crevison Souder; used by permission Foraminifers
as Bioindicators website,
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg)
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Planorbulina acervalis,
Benthic foram from the Florida Keys. SEM image free dorsal side, 60X.
(Credit: Heidi Crevison Souder; used by permission
Foraminifers as Bioindicators website,
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg)
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Revised on: January 19, 2005
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