Foraminifera under the microscope (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Foraminifera under the microscope

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View through the eyepiece of a dissecting microscope showing a group of 25 N. stella foraminifera. Foraminifer are extremely abundant on Earth. Most are only about 300 microns in diameter.

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Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Ocean Exploration, and NASA

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