Difference between revisions of "TAXONOMY"

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!align="center" colspan="2"|Foraminiferal taxonomy is primarily based on the [[composition]] and morphology of the [[test]]. Unfortunately, "the division of the Foraminifera into subgroups is problematic; existing morphology-
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!align="center" colspan="2"|Foraminiferal taxonomy is primarily based on the [[composition]] and morphology of the [[test]]. Unfortunately, "the division of the Foraminifera into subgroups is problematic; existing morphology-based schemes (e.g. Loeblich and Tappan 1988) are not fully consistent with molecular phylogenetic data ... Molecular analyses reveal that polythalamous tests evolved at least twice: in the lineage leading to a large radiation of agglutinated textulariids and calcareous rotaliids, and in the lineage
based schemes (e.g. Loeblich and Tappan 1988) are not fully consistent with molecular phylogenetic
 
data ... Molecular analyses reveal that polythalamous tests evolved at least twice: in the lineage
 
leading to a large radiation of agglutinated textulariids and calcareous rotaliids, and in the lineage
 
 
leading to miliolids, characterized by microgranular, low-Mg calcitic walls" (after Pawlowski et al. 2003b; from [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/jeu/52/5 Adl et al. 2005] - p.418).  
 
leading to miliolids, characterized by microgranular, low-Mg calcitic walls" (after Pawlowski et al. 2003b; from [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/jeu/52/5 Adl et al. 2005] - p.418).  
 
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