Elphidium williamsoni

Elphidium williamsoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Retaria
Subphylum:	Foraminifera
Class:	Globothalamea
Order:	Rotaliida
Family:	Elphidiinae
Genus:	Elphidium
Species:	E. williamsoni
Binomial name
Elphidium williamsoni Haynes, 1973
Synonyms [1] [2]
Cribroelphidium williamsoni(Haynes, 1973) Elphidium excavatum subsp. williamsoniHaynes, 1973 Elphidium longipontisStschedrina, 1962

Elphidium williamsoni is a species of foraminiferans belonging to the family Elphidiidae. Elphidium williamsoni is found in abundance around the coasts of the UK, predominantly in the lower end of the coast. ^[3]

See also

• List of prehistoric foraminiferans

References

1. Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Gross, O. (2019). World Foraminifera Database. Elphidium williamsoni Haynes, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113291 on 2019-01-08
2. Korsun, S., Hald, M., Golikova, E., Yudina, A., Kuznetsov, I., Mikhailov, D., Knyazeva, O. 2014. Intertidal foraminiferal fauna and the distribution of Elphidiidae at Chupa Inlet, western White Sea. Marine Biology Research, v. 10, pp. 153-166. doi: 10.1080/17451000.2013.814786
3. Horton, B.P. (1999). "UK intertidal foraminiferal distributions: implications for sea-level studies". Marine Micropaleontology. 36 (4): 205–223. Bibcode:1999MarMP..36..205H. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.198.8793 . doi:10.1016/S0377-8398(99)00003-1.

Further reading

• Foster, William; Armynot du Châtelet, Eric; Rogerson, Mike (May 2012). "Testing benthic foraminiferal distributions as a contemporary quantitative approach to biomonitoring estuarine heavy metal pollution". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64 (5): 1039–1048. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.021. PMID   22321172.
• Allison, Nicola; Austin, William; Paterson, David; Austin, Heather (15 June 2010). "Culture studies of the benthic foraminifera Elphidium williamsoni: Evaluating pH Delta[CO32-] and inter-individual effects on test Mg/Ca". Chemical Geology. 274 (1–2): 87–93. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.03.019.
• Langer, Martin (December 2001). "The molecular phylogenetic status of Elphidium williamsoni (Haynes, 1973) as inferred from partial 18S-rDNA sequences". Journal of Micropalaeontology. 20 (2): 183. doi: 10.1144/jm.20.2.183 .