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Nutrient cycling data comes from tiny shells once inhabited by foraminifera, organisms that digest nitrogen.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Planktonic foraminifera live in the upper layers of the ocean, in contrast to those found on the bottom.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
Dr. Langlet's future research will explore the interactions between foraminifera and other organisms of similar size, as well as larger animals such as worms.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
Finding enough foraminifera for the experiment was a challenge.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
The silica is deposited in the skeleton of a sponge or a radiolaria, the shell of a foraminifera or the carapace of a crustacean, or unites with phosphorus to form the bones of a vertebrate.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
