APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that is found in the coastal waters
and rockpools of south-west England. Images by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Bolivina variabilis (Williamson, 1858) - A Hole bearer or Foram (Foraminifera Images)
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Hole bearer or Foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 1

Hole bearer or Foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 2

Hole bearer or Foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 3

Hole bearer or Foram
Bolivina variabilis
- on Codium stipe 1

Hole bearer or Foram
Bolivina variabilis
- on Codium stipe 2

Specimen discovered in the background of an image, an image of juvenile Placida dendritica on Codium algae. All specimens found in a middleshore pool near the lifeboat slipway in the small harbour at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 06.07.15.

Specimen here is less than 0.5mm in length.

Numerous specimens of this species were found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 11.07.15.

Identity kindly confirmed by Michael Hesemann of the Foraminifera.eu Project

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.