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Which sarcodine has a shell made of calcium carbonate?
Foraminifera
What is the chemical difference between radiolarian and foraminifera?
The chemical differences between Radiolarian and Foraminifera are in the types of shell casts they have developed. Radiolarians have siliceous shells, whereas Foraminifera have calcareous shells.
What kingdom does foraminifera belong in?
Foraminifera belongs to the kingdom Protista. They are single-celled organisms that typically have a calcium carbonate shell and are abundant in marine environments.
Is foraminifera an animal?
The foraminifers are unicellular organisms of the animal kingdom. Foraminifers are any of several large marine protozoans, of the subphylum Foraminifera, that have a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
What is Globigerina?
Globigerina is a type planktonic Foraminifera (a single celled organism with a small shell) that are found in the world's oceans.
What do foraminifera eat?
The Foraminifera, are a class of amoeboid protists. They have thin pseudopodia that form an external net for catching food. They also usually have an external shell, or test, made of various materials and constructed in diverse forms.
How have foraminifera and radiolarions contributed to the formation of sedimentary layers on the ocean floor?
When they die they leave behind their calcium carbonate shell.
What are oozes named after?
What they are made of. Calcareous ooze is made from calium carbnate shells of cooclithophores, foraminifera, and other things with carbonate shells. Siliceous ooze is made of silica shells of radiolaria (really cool looking), diatoms, and anything else with a silica shell.
What has the author M K BouDagher-Fadel written?
M. K. BouDagher-Fadel has written: 'The early evolutionary history of planktonic foraminifera' -- subject(s): Foraminifera, Fossil, Fossil Foraminifera 'Evolution and geological significance of larger benthic foraminifera'
What has the author Harvey W Anderson written?
Harvey W. Anderson has written: 'Some Cretaceous Foraminifera of South Dakota' -- subject(s): Foraminifera, Fossil, Fossil Foraminifera
What has the author Helen Jeanne Plummer written?
Helen Jeanne Plummer has written: 'Foraminifera of the Midway formation in Texas' -- subject(s): Foraminifera, Fossil, Fossil Foraminifera, Paleontology
What has the author Robert Wakeman Jones written?
Robert Wakeman Jones has written: 'Lower tertiary foraminifera from Waldport, Oregon' -- subject(s): Foraminifera, Fossil, Fossil Foraminifera
