Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America

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 thispaper. These lists are based on literature data and ongoing studies. All (except forfour species from the Caribbean) are reports from the Pac...

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Main Authors: Cortés, J., Mora-Baumgartner, C., Nielsen, V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
heterostegina
foraminifera
Costa Rica
Panama
Pacific
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_45BFB0950593
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8278-8_8
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Summary: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 thispaper. These lists are based on literature data and ongoing studies. All (except forfour species from the Caribbean) are reports from the Pacific Ocean, and most arefrom offshore or have no specific indication of where in Costa Rica the Foraminiferawere collected. Of the other Central American countries there is little informationexcept from Panama. More research is needed on Foraminifera, since they may bea predominant group in some areas and ecosystems, for example the meiofauna ofCaño Island, and much more research is need on planktonic Foraminifera.

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