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Intertidal foraminiferal fauna and the distribution of Elphidiidae at Chupa Inlet, western White Sea. / Korsun, S.; Hald, M.; Golikova, E.; Yudina, A.; Kuznetsov, I.; Mikhailov, D.; Knyazeva, O.
In: Marine Biology Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2014, p. 153-166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Intertidal foraminiferal fauna and the distribution of Elphidiidae at Chupa Inlet, western White Sea
AU - Korsun, S.
AU - Hald, M.
AU - Golikova, E.
AU - Yudina, A.
AU - Kuznetsov, I.
AU - Mikhailov, D.
AU - Knyazeva, O.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The bright colouration of the cytoplasm in intertidal rotaliid foraminifera and their particle-gathering activity reliably reveals live specimens in fresh samples, without any fixatives or dyes applied. Using this approach, we demonstrate that live representatives of three rotaliid species, all belonging to the genus Elphidium, were common on intertidal mud and sand beaches. Two species, E. excavatum clavatum and E. albiumbilicatum, lived close to freshwater outflows, whereas E. williamsoni occupied beaches bathed by waters with normal salinity (surface 26-27 in the western White Sea). A least 13 species were found alive in the intertidal zone. Among non-calcareous foraminifera, Miliammina fusca, Ammotium cassis and Ovammina opaca were the most numerous.
AB - The bright colouration of the cytoplasm in intertidal rotaliid foraminifera and their particle-gathering activity reliably reveals live specimens in fresh samples, without any fixatives or dyes applied. Using this approach, we demonstrate that live representatives of three rotaliid species, all belonging to the genus Elphidium, were common on intertidal mud and sand beaches. Two species, E. excavatum clavatum and E. albiumbilicatum, lived close to freshwater outflows, whereas E. williamsoni occupied beaches bathed by waters with normal salinity (surface 26-27 in the western White Sea). A least 13 species were found alive in the intertidal zone. Among non-calcareous foraminifera, Miliammina fusca, Ammotium cassis and Ovammina opaca were the most numerous.
KW - Benthic foraminifera
KW - Elphidiidae
KW - intertidal
KW - distribution
KW - salinity
KW - White Sea
U2 - 10.1080/17451000.2013.814786
DO - 10.1080/17451000.2013.814786
M3 - Article
VL - 10
SP - 153
EP - 166
JO - Marine Biology Research
JF - Marine Biology Research
SN - 1745-1000
IS - 2
ER -
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