Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of amphisteginid
While the reefal sites are characterized by amphisteginids, Homotrema and Sorites, the nearshore mangrove, bay and fringing reef sites are dominated by the abundance of smaller miliolids and stress tolerant taxa like Ammonia, Elphidium and Bolivina.
2015 December 29, “Spatial Patterns in the Distribution, Diversity and Abundance of Benthic Foraminifera around Moorea (Society Archipelago, French Polynesia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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