This species is an "opportunistic" marine taxon, which readily invades nearshore environments if conditions allow. Sample collected at Hamble Estuary, Hampshire, England. Image courtesy of Elisabeth Alve, University of Oslo. Originally published in the Journal of Foraminiferal Research 31:1; used with permission.
Electron micrograph of an individual recovered from the Santa Barbara Basin, California. Length: about 400 um. Image courtesy of Joan Bernhard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Originally published in the Journal of Foraminiferal Research 27:4; used with permission.