Globigerina

See also: globigerina

Translingual

Globigerina drawn with the spines of living specimens (a), and the calcareous dead remains found on the ocean floor (b)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Globigerina f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Globigerinidae – plankton that have apparently been in existence since the mid-Jurassic, used to infer paleoclimatic conditions.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Rhizaria - infrakingdom; Retaria - phylum; Foraminifera - subphylum; Globathalamea - class; Globeriginida - order; Globigerinidae - family; Globigerininae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Globigerina bulloides - type species; for the numerous other species see Globigerina at World Register of Marine Species

See also

• globigerina ooze

References

• Globigerina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Globigerina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Globigerina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Globigerina at World Register of Marine Species