Difference between revisions of "Foraminifera feeding on diatoms"

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''by [[Heather AUSTIN]]''
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''by [[Heather AUSTIN]]'' (2006)
  
 
[[Image:apertureB1e.gif|thumb|left|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 1:''' Video clip showing the apertural area of the benthic foraminifera ''Haynesina germanica'', collecting benthic diatoms  ''Skeletonima costatum'' via pseudopodial network.]]
 
[[Image:apertureB1e.gif|thumb|left|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 1:''' Video clip showing the apertural area of the benthic foraminifera ''Haynesina germanica'', collecting benthic diatoms  ''Skeletonima costatum'' via pseudopodial network.]]
  
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[[Image:haygercopy.jpg|thumb|right|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 2:''' The benthic foraminifer ''Haynesina'' germanica collecting benthic diatoms ''Pleurosigma angulatum'' into feeding bundles.]]
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[[Image:haygercopy.jpg|thumb|right|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 2:''' The benthic foraminifer ''Haynesina germanica'' collecting benthic diatoms ''Pleurosigma angulatum'' into feeding bundles.]]
  
 
[[Image:haynesinaSEM.jpg|thumb|right|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 3: Scanning electron micrograph of apertural view in ''Haynesina germanica''; numerous tubercles are clearly visible.]]
 
[[Image:haynesinaSEM.jpg|thumb|right|200px| <font size="2">'''Figure 3: Scanning electron micrograph of apertural view in ''Haynesina germanica''; numerous tubercles are clearly visible.]]
  
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Benthic foraminifera are known to feed on (Murray, 1963; Lee et al., 1966; Lee, 1980; Anderson et al.,1991; Moodley et al., 2000; Ward et al., 2003) and/or sequester diatoms (Lopez, 1979; Cedhagen, 1991; Bernhard and Bowser, 1999; Correia and Lee, 2000, 2002) and their chloroplasts. Intracellular ingestion, also known as phagocytosis, is recognised among some foraminifera species e.g. Crithionina delacai (Gooday et al., 1995).  
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Benthic foraminifera are known to feed on (Murray, 1963; Lee et al., 1966; Lee, 1980; Anderson et al.,1991; Moodley et al., 2000; Ward et al., 2003) and/or sequester diatoms (Lopez, 1979; Cedhagen, 1991; Bernhard and Bowser, 1999; Correia and Lee, 2000, 2002) and their chloroplasts. Intracellular ingestion, also known as phagocytosis, is recognised among some foraminifera species e.g. ''Crithionina delacai'' (Gooday et al., 1995).  
  
  

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