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A view from the side of the test, facing the aperture. 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.
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Sample collected at Hamble Estuary, Hampshire, England. This marine species is generally only found in the estuary during the summer and fall. Image courtesy of Elisabeth Alve, University of Oslo. Originally published in the Journal of Foraminiferal Research 31:1; used with permission.
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This specimen was collected on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The nearly transparent tendrils extending from the test are the reticulopodia. The green color is caused by chloroplasts that the foram has stolen from diatoms that it eats. Image courtesy of Susan T. Goldstein, University of Georgia.
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This image shows a closeup of the aperture in the test from which the reticulopodia extend. The actual aperture follows the curved line between the glassy-looking part of the test, which is the youngest chamber, and the yellowish part, which is another part of the test (and out of the plane of focus, which is why it's slightly blurry.) The pods themselves are the transparent ray-like objects. Forams use reticulopods to move, eat, gather materials, build their tests, and do pretty much everything else they do. Image courtesy of Susan T. Goldstein, University of Georgia.
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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.
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This foram, from a recently described (2000) genus, is named after the estuary in which it was discovered. 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.
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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.