FORAMINIFERA
(forams)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
GLOBOTHALAMEA
a class of foraminiferans
Class 1 subtaxa 6 images
ROTALIIDA
an order of foraminiferans
Order 1 subtaxa 6 images
ELPHIDIIDAE
a family of foraminiferans
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumFORAMINIFERA (forams)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Carpenter, W.B., Parker, W.K. & Jones, T.R. 1862 *** Introduction to the study of Foraminifera ***(Superseded) Vol 32, 319 pages+22 platespp, The Ray Society, London
() Conway, D.V.P. 2012 Marine zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 1: Radiolaria, Heliozoa, Foraminifera, Ciliophora, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Rotifera and Mollusca Occasional Publications, No. 25, 138pp, Marine Biological Association
() Darnton, B. 2007 Guide to the recent Foraminifera of the British Isles
Murray, J.W. 2000 Revised Taxonomy of British Recent Formanifera Journal of Micropalaeontology 19(44).
() Murray, J.W. 1979 British Nearshore Foraminiferids Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 16, 68pp, The Linnean Society of London
Murray, J.W. 1971 Atlas of British Recent Formanifera Heinemann
Williamson, W.C. 1858 On the Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain Vol 29, The Ray Society, London

FORAMINIFERA (forams) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for FORAMINIFERA (forams)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for FORAMINIFERA (forams)
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