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.
Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) - A peneroplid foram (Foraminifera images)
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Peneroplid foram
Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) adult - Figure 84 from Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, Williamson, 1858.
Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) adult - Figure 84 from Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, Williamson, 1858.
Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) of Williamson, Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, 1858. Printed for the Ray Society.
Original name:
Nautilus planatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798
Synonymised names:
Cristellaria squammula Lamarck, 1822 (Nomen superfluum)
Nautilus planatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
Nautilus planatus var. alpha Fichtel & Moll, 1798 (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
Nautilus planatus var. beta Fichtel & Moll, 1798 (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
Nautilus planatus var. gamma Fichtel & Moll, 1798 (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
Peneroplis pertusus var. planata Fichtel & Moll, 1798
Peneroplis pertusus var. planatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798
Ref. WoRMS
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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.