APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Globigerinid foram
Orbulina universa
- on black background 1

Globigerinid foram
Orbulina universa
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

This 0.9mm diamrter specimen was photographed on the 12.03.15, but found in shell sand sample taken from the lowershore at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 07.04.13.

Ellipsolagenid foram
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny, 1839 from Williamson, 1858 - Figure 4 from Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, Williamson, 1858.

Orbulina universa Williamson, Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, 1858. Printed for the Ray Society.

Original name:
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny, 1839
Synonymised names:
Globigerina bilobata d'Orbigny, 1846
Orbulina bilobata (d'Orbigny, 1846) (p.c. Kate Darling)
Orbulina gemina Terrigi, 1891 † (Invalid nomen novum)
Orbulina imperfecta Rhumbler, 1911
Orbulina parva Rhumbler, 1949 (Not described Invalid)
Ref: WoRMS

Foraminifera.eu gallery of UK species of foraminifera

For more information on forams see - Foraminifera.eu Project

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.