Foraminifera

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkbp:cellType Unicellular
gptkbp:class gptkb:Foraminiferea
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Alcide_d'Orbigny
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:ecologicalRole Food source for marine organisms
Primary consumers
gptkbp:feedingType Heterotrophic
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geology
Marine biology
Micropaleontology
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkbp:fossil Extensive
gptkbp:habitat Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foraminifera
gptkbp:importantFor Oil exploration
Biostratigraphy
Paleoclimatology
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:movement Pseudopodia
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:India
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Ammonia_beccarii
gptkb:Elphidium
gptkb:Globigerina_bulloides
gptkb:Nummulites
gptkb:Textularia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Retaria
gptkbp:range Microscopic to several centimeters
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:shellColor Varies (white, brown, pink, etc.)
gptkbp:shellComposition Calcium carbonate
Agglutinated sediment
gptkbp:shellType Test (shell)
gptkbp:structure Porous
Chambered
gptkbp:symbiosisWith Some species with algae
gptkbp:threats Pollution
Ocean acidification
gptkbp:usedIn Environmental monitoring
Geological dating
Paleoceanography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Protists
gptkb:fusulinids
gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6