Homotrema rubra | |
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Homotrema rubrum. Encrusting foraminifera on an eroded coral clast from the Holocene of the Bahamas. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
Class: | Globothalamea |
Order: | Rotaliida |
Family: | Homotrematidae |
Genus: | Homotrema |
Species: | H. rubrum
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Binomial name | |
Homotrema rubrum (
Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms | |
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Homotrema rubrum is a colonial foraminifer. It was originally discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It is a strong red in colour. [1] It grows on coral rubble found on the reef crest in tropical waters. [2] Ground by the surf into sand-sized pieces, it is what gives Bermuda beaches a pink tint. [3] [4]
The name Homotrema rubra, which is sometimes used for this species, is not accepted. [5] The original name given by Lamarck was Millepora rubra, and the accepted name is Homotrema rubrum. [5]
Homotrema rubra | |
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Homotrema rubrum. Encrusting foraminifera on an eroded coral clast from the Holocene of the Bahamas. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Retaria |
Subphylum: | Foraminifera |
Class: | Globothalamea |
Order: | Rotaliida |
Family: | Homotrematidae |
Genus: | Homotrema |
Species: | H. rubrum
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Binomial name | |
Homotrema rubrum (
Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms | |
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Homotrema rubrum is a colonial foraminifer. It was originally discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It is a strong red in colour. [1] It grows on coral rubble found on the reef crest in tropical waters. [2] Ground by the surf into sand-sized pieces, it is what gives Bermuda beaches a pink tint. [3] [4]
The name Homotrema rubra, which is sometimes used for this species, is not accepted. [5] The original name given by Lamarck was Millepora rubra, and the accepted name is Homotrema rubrum. [5]