Triloculina (try-lock-you-lean-a) is an intertidal benthic foraminifer, with a small number of elongate chambers. Test usually said to be calcareous (porcellanous) but is brown coloured. With several major chambers. Pseudopodia mostly arise from the aperture (left). Phase contrast.
Triloculina (try-lock-you-lean-a) is an intertidal benthic foraminifer, with a small number of elongate chambers. Test usually said to be calcareous (porcellanous) but is brown coloured. With several major chambers. Pseudopodia mostly arise from the aperture (left). Dark ground
This species is often found in nearshore and lagoon environments; this one was collected at Laguna Madre, Texas. Image courtesy of Pamela Stephens, Midwestern State University.