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----Maldonado, M., López-Acosta, M., Sitja, C., Aguilar, R., García, S., Vavelet, J., 2013. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03669p584f.pdf A giant foraminifer that converges to the feeding strategy of carnivorous sponges: ''Spiculosiphon oceana'' sp. nov. (Foraminifera, Astrorhizida)]. Zootaxa 3669(4), 571-584. | ----Maldonado, M., López-Acosta, M., Sitja, C., Aguilar, R., García, S., Vavelet, J., 2013. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03669p584f.pdf A giant foraminifer that converges to the feeding strategy of carnivorous sponges: ''Spiculosiphon oceana'' sp. nov. (Foraminifera, Astrorhizida)]. Zootaxa 3669(4), 571-584. | ||
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| + | ==FORAMINIFERAL INFLUENCES ON MICROFABRICS OF MICROBIALITES== | ||
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| + | ...... Considerable knowledge exists about prokaryotic composition of microbialite mats (i.e., stromatolitic and thrombolitic mats), but little is known about their eukaryotic communities, especially regarding heterotrophic taxa. Thus, the heterotrophic eukaryotic communities of Highborne stromatolites and thrombolites were studied. Here, we show that diverse foraminiferal communities inhabit microbialite mat surfaces and subsurfaces; thecate foraminifera are relatively abundant in all microbialite types, especially thrombolitic mats; foraminifera stabilize grains in mats; and thecate reticulopod activities can impact stromatolitic mat lamination. Accordingly, and in light of foraminiferal impacts on modern microbialites, our results indicate that the microbialite fossil record may reflect the impact of the radiation of these protists. | ||
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| + | ----Bernhard, J.M., Edgcomb, V.P., Visscher, P.T., McIntyre-Wressnig, A., Summons, R.E., Bouxsein, M.L., Louis, L., Jeglinski, M., 2013. [http://www.pnas.org/content/110/24/9830.short Insights into foraminiferal influences on microfabrics of microbialites at Highborne Cay, Bahamas]. PNAS, 110(24), 9830-9834. | ||
