Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera
A review of the pore patterns of deep-sea benthic foraminifera is presented with a discussion of their characteristics, function and relationship with dissolved oxygen levels. Pore characteristics of deep-sea benthic foraminifera are of timely interest due to their potential for reconstructing disso...
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| description | A review of the pore patterns of deep-sea benthic foraminifera is presented with a discussion of their characteristics, function and relationship with dissolved oxygen levels. Pore characteristics of deep-sea benthic foraminifera are of timely interest due to their potential for reconstructing dissolved oxygen conditions from the sedimentary record. Scanning electron micrographs of 20 epifaunal and infaunal deep-sea taxa from the Sulu Sea, Monterey Bay, California Bight and northwest Atlantic Ocean are presented to illustrate the wide range of pore patterns found in deep-sea taxa. New SEM observations of three taxa with biconvex test shapes, <i>Oridorsalis umbonatus</i>, <i>Hoeglundina elegans</i>, and <i>Epistominella umbonifera</i>, suggest that these taxa have an infaunal habitat for at least part of their life span. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f113f9e118945dd8e40b00aeb56d3e62025-08-20T03:14:42ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182025-05-0117534310.3390/d17050343Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic ForaminiferaBruce H. Corliss0Anthony E. Rathburn1Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USADepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USAA review of the pore patterns of deep-sea benthic foraminifera is presented with a discussion of their characteristics, function and relationship with dissolved oxygen levels. Pore characteristics of deep-sea benthic foraminifera are of timely interest due to their potential for reconstructing dissolved oxygen conditions from the sedimentary record. Scanning electron micrographs of 20 epifaunal and infaunal deep-sea taxa from the Sulu Sea, Monterey Bay, California Bight and northwest Atlantic Ocean are presented to illustrate the wide range of pore patterns found in deep-sea taxa. New SEM observations of three taxa with biconvex test shapes, <i>Oridorsalis umbonatus</i>, <i>Hoeglundina elegans</i>, and <i>Epistominella umbonifera</i>, suggest that these taxa have an infaunal habitat for at least part of their life span.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/5/343deep seaforaminiferal morphologyoxygen proxiesforaminiferal porespaleoceanography |
| spellingShingle | Bruce H. Corliss Anthony E. Rathburn Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera Diversity deep sea foraminiferal morphology oxygen proxies foraminiferal pores paleoceanography |
| title | Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera |
| title_full | Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera |
| title_fullStr | Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera |
| title_short | Pore Characteristics of Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifera |
| title_sort | pore characteristics of deep sea benthic foraminifera |
| topic | deep sea foraminiferal morphology oxygen proxies foraminiferal pores paleoceanography |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/5/343 |
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