Worldwide distribution patterns of the planktonic shelled protists Radiolaria (Polycystina) and Foraminifera: Similarities and contrasts

Abstract: Planktonic Foraminifera and Polycystina (Radiolaria) depict roughly similar—but not identical—worldwide distribution patterns. Discrepancies affect both cold- and warmwater areas, as well as the latitudinal profile of species richness, which peaks at the equator in Radiolaria, but in the s...

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Published in:Paleontological Journal
Main Authors: Boltovskoy, Demetrio, Correa, Nancy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/150921