Foraminifers as Bioindicators

Opportunistic Taxa

Order: Buliminida
Family: Bolivinidae
Genus: Bolivina
Species: lowmani Phleger and Parker

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From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X300


Order: Buliminida
Family: Bolivinidae
Genus: Bolivina
Species: pulchella var. primitiva Cushman

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X250

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X250


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Cribroelphidium
Species: poeyanum d'Orbigny

From Antigua, side view, SEM, X250

From Antigua, side view, SEM, X250


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: advenum (Cushman)

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X450

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X450

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X350

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X350


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: discoidale (d'Orbigny)

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X250

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, side view, SEM, X250

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X300

From the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Keys, apertural view, SEM, X300


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Elphidiidae
Genus: Elphidium
Species: sagrum (d'Orbigny)

From Antigua, side view, SEM, X180

From Antigua, side view, SEM, X180

From Antigua, apertural view, SEM, X180

From Antigua, apertural view, SEM, X180


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Nonionidae
Genus: Haynesina
Species: unidentified

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X250

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X250

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, apertural view, SEM, X180

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, apertural view, SEM, X180


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Rotaliidae
Genus: Ammonia
Species: unidentified

From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X120

From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X120

From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X180

From Biscayne Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X180


Order: Rotaliida
Family: Rotaliidae
Genus: Ammonia
Species: unidentified

From Antigua, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X150

From Antigua, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X150

From Antigua side view, SEM, X200

From Antigua side view, SEM, X200


Order: Textulariida
Family: Lituolidae
Genus: Ammobaculites
Species: agglutinans Cushman

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X200

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, side view, SEM, X200


Order: Trochamminida
Family: Trochamminidae
Genus: Trochammina
Species: unidentified

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X250

From Tampa Bay, °®¶¹´«Ã½, dorsal (spiral) view, SEM, X250


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