Foraminiferan test (shell) sp. Elphidium crispum, coloured SEM. Foraminifera are…


Foraminiferan test (shell) sp. Elphidium crispum, coloured SEM. Foraminifera are single-celled protozoa. The organisms live in the sea or salt-water lakes. In previous geological ages foraminifera occurred in such enormous numbers that their calcium carbonate shells have formed immense fossil deposits forming chalk + limestone. Magnification x125 at 10cm wide.



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