Polarised light micrograph of marine foraminifera Coscinospira arietina (syn Peneroplis pertusus, Cribrospirolina distinctiva). Foraminifera are singl

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Polarised light micrograph of marine foraminifera Coscinospira arietina (syn Peneroplis pertusus, Cribrospirolina distinctiva). Foraminifera are single celled amoeboid protists. They live within a shell, or test, which is composed of a single chamber or a number of chambers and protoplasm extrudes through holes in the shell to facilitate feeding. Most species are marine and the shells are most commonly formed of calcium carbonate. The shells of these tiny creatures formed large deposits of limestone.

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