IDnature guide Groups Protista Kinds Acervulinidae Alabaminidae Allogromiidae Alveolinidae Ammodiscidae Annulopatellinidae Anomalinidaenomalinidae Asterigerinidae Astrorhizidae Ataxophragmiidae Baculellidae Bolivinitidae Buliminidae Buliminoididae Calcarinidae Carterinidae Cassidulinidae Catapsydracidae Caucasinidae Ceratobuliminidae Cerelasmidae Chilostomellidae Cibicididae Cymbaloporidae Delosinidae Elphidiidae Eouvigerinidae Epistomariidae Epistominidae Eponididae Fischerinidae Gavelinellidae Glabratellidae Glandulinidae Globigerinidae Globorotaliidae Hastigerinidae Homotrematidae Hormosinidae Islandiellidae Komokiidae Lituolidae Loftusiidae Miliolidae Nodosariidae Nonionidae Nouriidae Nubeculariidae Nummulitidae Osangulariidae Patellinidae Pegidiidae Phthanotrochidae Planomalinidae Planorbulinidae Pleurostomellidae Polymorphinidae Psammettidae Psamminidae Pseudoparrellidae Robertinidae Rotaliellidae Rotaliidae Rzehakinidae Saccamminidae Schizamminidae Siphoninidae Soritidae Sphaeroidinidae Spirillinidae Squamulinidae Stannomidae Syringamminidae Textulariellidae Textulariidae Trochamminidae Turrilinidae Uvigerinidae Vaginulinidae Valvulinidae Overview Amoeboid organisms with fine, branched pseudopods that form a food-trapping net. Most produce external shells of calcium carbonate. Names This family of Foraminifera is a homonym with the Buliminidae family of Gastropoda. Phylogeny Tree of Life Links to other sites Foraminifera, University College London Forams, OceanWorld, Texas A&M University Benthic Foraminifers, USGS Planktonic foraminifera and the oceans, Wesleyan University Acknowledgements Ashley MacDonald, University of Georgia, Athens I thank John Pickering for his assistance with the development of this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-25 22:37:39 gmt Principles of Life | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation