Benthic foraminifer Nonionella stella (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Benthic foraminifer Nonionella stella

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Light micrograph of the benthic foraminifer Nonionella stella, which thrives in anoxic sulfidic sediments far below the euphotic zone. Individuals are ~225 microns in diameter.

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Image credit: J.M. Bernhard.

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