Hastigerina pelagica
Super Group:
Chromista
Phylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Globothalamea
Order:
Rotaliida
Family:
Hastigerinidae
Genus:
Hastigerina
Species:
pelagica
Synonym(s):
Hastigerina murrayi Thomson, 1876
Nonionina pelagica d'Orbigny, 1839
Diagnosis
Spinose, symbiont-barren, with unique monolamellar wall. With large triradiate spines with hooks on edges. Unique cytoplasmic bubble capsule surrounding test. Almost exclusively carnivorous. With well timed lunar reproductive cycle, resorbing septa while undergoing gametogenesis. Characteristically with very low fossilization potential because of thin walls
Ecology
Distribution: Tropical to subtropical, very rarely observed in sediments.
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Pyrocystis elegans | Florida |
Hastigerina pelagica: Foraminiferal habitat for planktonic dinoflagellates. Marine Biology 22:131 - 135. doi: 10.1007/BF00391777 (1973) |
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Pyrocystis fusiformis | Florida |
Hastigerina pelagica: Foraminiferal habitat for planktonic dinoflagellates. Marine Biology 22:131 - 135. doi: 10.1007/BF00391777 (1973) |
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Pyrocystis lunula | |||
Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca | Florida |
Hastigerina pelagica: Foraminiferal habitat for planktonic dinoflagellates. Marine Biology 22:131 - 135. doi: 10.1007/BF00391777 (1973) |
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Pyrocystis robusta |