Globigerina

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See also: globigerina

Translingual

Globigerina drawn with the spines of living specimens (a), and the calcareous dead remains found on the ocean floor (b)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Globigerina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Globigerinidae – plankton that have apparently been in existence since the mid-Jurassic, used to infer paleoclimatic conditions.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Rhizaria – infrakingdom; Retaria – phylum; Foraminifera - subphylum; Globathalamea - class; Globeriginida - order; Globigerinidae - family; Globigerininae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Globigerina bulloides - type species; for the numerous other species see Globigerina at World Register of Marine Species

See also

globigerina ooze

References

Globigerina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Globigerina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Globigerina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Globigerina at World Register of Marine Species

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