Foraminifera (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Foraminifera

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Foraminifera are captured in the surface ocean by scuba diving. Individual organisms are captured in glass jars at 5-10 meters water depth, and are subsequently brought back to the lab to be incubated in controlled conditions

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Image credit: Laura Haynes

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