Foraminifera - Wikipedia Foraminifera ( fəˌræməˈnɪfərə fə-RAM-ə-NIH-fə-rə; Latin for "hole bearers"; informally called " forams ") are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of Rhizarian protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other uses; and commonly an external shell called a test of diverse forms and materials
Foraminifera - Smithsonian Ocean Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that extends from today to more than 500 million years ago Although each foram is just a single cell, they build complex shells around themselves from minerals in the seawater
FORAM FACTS - OR AN INTRODUCTION TO FORAMINIFERA Foraminifera (forams for short) are single-celled organisms (protists) with shells or tests (a technical term for internal shells) They are abundant as fossils for the last 540 million years
Foraminifera : Paleontology, Distribution » Geology Science Definition and Overview: Foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotic organisms belonging to the phylum Granuloreticulosa They are typically found in marine environments, although some species can inhabit brackish water or even freshwater habitats
Foraminifera - New World Encyclopedia Foraminifera, abbreviated as forams, are single-celled amoeboid protists comprising the order Foraminiferida (or Foraminifera of supergroup Rhizaria), characterized by reticulating pseudopods and typically a shell
Foraminiferan | Marine, Single-celled, Protists | Britannica An important constituent of the present-day planktonic (floating) and benthic (bottom dwelling) microfaunas, foraminiferans have an extensive fossil record that makes them useful as index fossils in geological dating and in petroleum exploration