APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Elphidium crispum (Linnaeus, 1758) - An elphidiid foram (Foraminifera images)
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Elphidiid foram
Elphidium crispum
- specimen from Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, image by Cai-Uso Wohler 1
Elphidium crispum
- specimen from Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, image by Cai-Uso Wohler 1
Elphidium crispum here displayed was in sand collected by Adrian Brokenshire at an unknown location at Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall, collection date unknown. The identification is based upon "Bellier J.-P., Mathieu R. and Granier B., 2010: Treatise on Foraminiferology (Essential on modern and fossil Foraminifera) [Court traitè de foraminifèrologie (L'essentiel sur les foraminifères actuels et fossiles)]. Carnets de Gèologie - Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Book 2010/02 (CG2010_B02). 104 pp. Plate 4, Fig. 000g", the specimen has not been verified.
In Cornwall this species was found by Stella Turk MBE at Newtrain Reef in 1980. Edward Heron-Allen FRS found the species between 1914 and 1929, in Whitsand Bay and in Cawsand Bay and at the Eddystone. He refers to the species as being universally distributed in south Cornwall in 1916. Prof. J. Clark recorded the species from the Plymouth District pre. 1906. Clark reports the species as being almost unknown below the 20 fathom mark. All records above as Elphidium crispum.
Ref: Cornish ERICA database.
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Polystomella crispa (Linnaeus, 1758) of Williamson, Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, 1858. Printed for the Ray Society.
Original name:
Nautilus crispus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonymised names:
Nautilus crispus Linnaeus, 1758 (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
Polystomella crispa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Themeon rigatus Montfort, 1808 † (Invalid nomen novum)
Ref. WoRMS
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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.