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Foraminifera Plankton
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Colour photograph showing a range of white, orange and brown shell like animals. Some of them have a glossy sheen from the cell membrane over the shell. Add to board
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Foraminifera Plankton

These foraminifera specimens were collected off the coast of Bali, in the Indian Ocean. They show just a fraction of the diversity of foraminifera species. Scientists can compare museum specimens with ones caught today to compare shell thickness. This data can be used to track climate change.

Some of these specimens show the cell membrane that covers the shell.

Image: Alain Couette via Wikimedia Commons