Functional shell geometry of symbiont-bearing benthic Foraminifera.

Autor(en)

Johann Hohenegger

Abstrakt

An important function of symbiont-bearing benthic foraminifera is to provide their endosymbiotic microalgae with light. At the same time, these foraminifera have to resist hydrodynamic forces. Foraminifera match these demands by constructing shells (tests) functioning as glasshouses. In shallowest regions of oligotrophic tropical seas, at the one end of the scale, foraminifera with spherical and thick lenticular tests develop special fixing .....

Organisation(en)

Institut für Paläontologie

Journal

Galaxea - Journal of Coral Reef Studies

Band

11

Seiten

81-89

Anzahl der Seiten

9

ISSN

1883-0838

Publikationsdatum

2009

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

106001 Allgemeine Biologie, 105121 Sedimentologie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/32284691-a8b2-40fd-90ce-8479160375b4