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Orbulina universa suturalis
Life: O. universa suturalis is a surface dwelling symbiont bearing spinose foraminifera. This form is thought to be an ecophenotype together with Orbulina bilobata of Orbulina universa (Spero et al., 1988). This form appears to be uncommon and may be an indication of environmental stress (Belhadji et al., 2020). Distinguishing features: This species has a spherical final chamber that only partially covers the earlier inner chambers. Orbulina universa suturalis has sutural apertures. Typical adult size >250 microns. More information: mikrotax; foraminifera.eu; Spero et al., 1988; Belhadji et al., 2020 |
Downloadable Data:
There are 2 scanned O. universa suturalis specimens. These specimens were obtained from a plankton tow near Newport, Oregon in October 2019. Because they are plankton tow specimens, some interior cytoplasm is visible inside the shells.
Note: Data 'stacks' contain the minimally processed 3D data (TIF file) that can be imported into your favorite 3D data processing software program (we use imageJ). The STL file is processed and ready for 3D printing.
There are 2 scanned O. universa suturalis specimens. These specimens were obtained from a plankton tow near Newport, Oregon in October 2019. Because they are plankton tow specimens, some interior cytoplasm is visible inside the shells.
Note: Data 'stacks' contain the minimally processed 3D data (TIF file) that can be imported into your favorite 3D data processing software program (we use imageJ). The STL file is processed and ready for 3D printing.
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