Globigerinoides conglobata
Super Group:
Rhizaria
Phylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Globothalamea
Order:
Rotaliida
Family:
Globigerinidae
Genus:
Globigerinoides
Species:
conglobata
Synonym(s):
Globigerina conglobata Brady, 1879
Globigerinoides conglobatus
Diagnosis
Spinose, trochospiral, with 4 subspherical chambers in last whorl, apertureumbilical. Usually 2-3 apertures on spiral side. Sutures rather deep. Adult specimens thick-walled because of additional calcite secreted when they migrate to deeper water.
Ecology
Tropical to subtropical
low-salinity
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Pelagodinium béii |
Multiple microalgal partners in symbiosis with the acantharian Acanthochiasma sp. (Radiolaria). Symbiosis 58:233 - 244. doi: 10.1007/s13199-012-0195-x (2012) |