The occurrence of Carterina spiculotesta (Carter, 1877) on an artificial substrate

Altair Machado; Facelucia Barros

doi:10.15560/9.4.813

Check List 9(4): 813-814, doi: 10.15560/9.4.813

The occurrence of Carterina spiculotesta (Carter, 1877) on an artificial substrate

Altair J. Machado^‡, Facelucia Barros^‡

‡ Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil

Corresponding author: Altair Machado ( altair@ufba.br )

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Citation: Machado A, Barros F (2013) The occurrence of Carterina spiculotesta (Carter, 1877) on an artificial substrate. Check List 9(4): 813-814. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.813

Abstract

Carterina spiculotesta is an extant foraminifera species that makes a calcareous test with secreted spicules embedded into its wall. Modern populations are reported from few regions in Brazil, but this is the first report of living C. spiculotesta found on an artificial substrate, which is located near industrial outfalls.

Keywords

Foraminifera; Brazil; industrial outfalls