Serpulids on living Eocene larger foraminifer Discocyclina
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DOI: 10.1007/s13199-018-0554-3
Abstract: I report the first observation of the symbiotic relationship between a serpulid polychaete and a larger foraminifer, Discocyclina, from the Eocene of the Ebro Basin (NE Spain). Discocyclina tests are the larger and most abundant… read more here.
Keywords: discocyclina; foraminifer; eocene; foraminifer discocyclina ... See more keywords
Messinian West Alboran Sea record in the proximity of Gibraltar: Early signs of Atlantic-Mediterranean gateway restriction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106430
Abstract: Abstract Late Miocene sedimentary records in the Gibraltar arch region hold fundamental information on the Atlantic-Mediterranean connectivity before, during and after the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC; 5.96-5.33 Ma). In this work we tackle this still… read more here.
Keywords: alboran sea; west alboran; restriction; foraminifer ... See more keywords
Inorganic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in cellular compartments of a benthic kleptoplastic foraminifer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28455-1
Abstract: Haynesina germanica, an ubiquitous benthic foraminifer in intertidal mudflats, has the remarkable ability to isolate, sequester, and use chloroplasts from microalgae. The photosynthetic functionality of these kleptoplasts has been demonstrated by measuring photosystem II quantum… read more here.
Keywords: assimilation; foraminifer; nitrogen assimilation; carbon nitrogen ... See more keywords
Ammonium is the preferred source of nitrogen for planktonic foraminifer and their dinoflagellate symbionts
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0620
Abstract: The symbiotic planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa inhabits open ocean oligotrophic ecosystems where dissolved nutrients are scarce and often limit biological productivity. It has previously been proposed that O. universa meets its nitrogen (N) requirements by… read more here.
Keywords: assimilation; foraminifer; source; symbiotic dinoflagellates ... See more keywords