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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

Finding enough foraminifera for the experiment was a challenge.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

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

In the animal kingdom it occurs as both calcite and aragonite in the tests of the foraminifera, echinoderms, brachiopoda, and mollusca; also in the skeletons of sponges and corals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various