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Image: Planktic Foraminifera of the northern Gulf of Mexico

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Description: Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (pink variety) Middle row: Globigerinoides ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii, Globigerina digitata Bottom row: Globigerinoides ruber (pink variety).
Title: Planktic Foraminifera of the northern Gulf of Mexico
Credit: http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/08_17_2010_fJa4DQo10W_08_17_2010_0#.UuIWzffTnrd
Author: Photographer: Jessica Spear, U.S. Geological Survey
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License: Public domain
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