Foraminifera

• Main Authors: Mora Baumgartner, Claudia, Nielsen Muñoz, Vanessa, Cortés Núñez, Jorge
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: I.S. Wehrtmann, J. Cortés (eds.) Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America. Springer. 2009
• Subjects: Foraminifera; Costa Rica; planktonic Foraminifera; invertebrates; invertebrados; Pacific; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10669/13764; http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781402082771#aboutAuthors

Capítulo de libro-- Universidad de Costa Rica. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, 2009. Este documento es privado debido a limitaciones de derechos de autor Eighty-four species of benthic and one species of planktonic Foraminifera, classified under 40 genera and 34 families reported for Costa Rica are listed in this paper. These lists are based on literature data and ongoing studies. All (except for four species from the Caribbean) are reports from the Pacific Ocean, and most are from offshore or have no specific indication of where in Costa Rica the Foraminifera were collected. Of the other Central American countries there is little information except from Panama. More research is needed on Foraminifera, since they may be a predominant group in some areas and ecosystems, for example the meiofauna of Caño Island, and much more research is need on planktonic Foraminifera. Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica (Projects 808- 92-237; 808-96-601). CONICIT, Costa Rica, proyecto 90-326-BID UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Básicas::Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR)