Marginopora cf vertebralis (1) Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

This foram forms disks up to at least 15mm in diameter and is often found attached to Halimeda plants in lagoon algae patches. It is likely the same species as those figured as sp. 2, sp. 3 and sp. 4, but we separated these out due to the more distinct honeycomb texture of the test.

Smaller brown forams surround the large one in the center of the photo below.

Some tiny spiny ball Foram sp. 9 are on each side of the one below.

Tiny white Foram sp. 5 attach to the same Halimeda plant.

Created 28 July 2020
Updated 20 October 2023

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