The limitations of a traditional morphology-based classification of Foraminifera have been
demonstrated by molecular phylogenetic studies for several years now. Despite the …

Benthic foraminifers inhabit a wide range of aquatic environments including open marine,
brackish, and freshwater environments. Here we show that several different and diverse …

This work contributes to the ongoing work aiming at confirming benthic foraminifera as a
biological quality element. In this study, benthic foraminifera from intertidal and transitional …

Genetic characterisation (SSU rRNA genotyping) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
imaging of individual tests were used in tandem to determine the modern species richness …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences have been shown to be very useful for identification of
microbial eukaryotes. Usually, complete or long partial sequences of the rDNA genes are …

The carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of seawater provides valuable insight on ocean
circulation, air‐sea exchange, the biological pump, and the global carbon cycle and is …

Rotaliida is the most diversified order of modern benthic foraminifera, comprising 73 extant
families. The current classification of Rotaliida is based exclusively on morphological …

DNA barcoding is the molecular identification of species using short, standardized gene
sequences. Numerous applications of DNA barcoding in taxonomy, ecology …

The negative consequences of fossil fuel burning for the oceans will likely include warming,
acidification and deoxygenation, yet predicting future deoxygenation is difficult. Sensitive …

The health of coastal marine environments is severely declining with global changes.
Proxies, such as those based on microeukaryote communities, can record biodiversity and …