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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Spiroloculina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826 - A spiroloculinid foram (Foraminifera images)
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Spiroloculinid foram
Spiroloculina depressa
- specimen from Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, images by Cai-Uso Wohler 1

Spiroloculinid foram
Spiroloculina depressa
- specimen from Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, images by Cai-Uso Wohler 2

Spiroloculina depressa here displayed was in sand collected by Adrian Brokenshire at an unknown location at Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, collection date unknown. The identification is based upon "Cushman, J., A., 1929: The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 6. Miliolidae, Ophthalmidiidae and Fischerinidae. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 104. Plate 9, Fig. 9", the specimen has not been verified.

The images here are examples of the superb supermacro photography of Cai-Uso Wohler. Pleae visit SANDPHOTO.DE to see more of Cai-Uso's work. All photographs here are the copyright of Cai-Uso Wohler of SANDPHOTO.DE @ http://www.cuwohler.de/

Spiroloculinid foram
Spiroloculina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826 - Figure 177, from Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, Williamson, 1858.

Spiroloculina depressa of Williamson, Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, 1858. Printed for the Ray Society.

Original name:
Spiroloculina depressa d'Orbigny, 1826

Direct children in Williamson:
Spiroloculina depressa var. cymbia d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Spiroloculina cymbium d'Orbigny, 1839. Wiliamson, 1858, Plate 179.
Spiroloculina depressa var. rotundata d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Spiroloculina rotunda d'Orbigny, 1826 (rotundata is a misspelling of 'rotunda' in Williamson (1858)). Wiliamson, 1858, Plate 178.
Ref. WoRMS

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Spiroloculina depressa spiroloculinidae spiroloculinid foram Williamson Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain 1858 images
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.