globigerina
/ˌɡləʊbɪdʒəˈrʌɪnə
/noun (plural globigerinas or globigerinae /ˌɡləʊbɪdʒəˈrʌɪniː/)
A planktonic marine protozoan with a calcareous shell. The shells collect as a deposit (globigerina ooze) over much of the ocean floor.
- Genus Globigerina, order Foraminiferida, kingdom Protista.
- Briefly, there are four types of ooze: red clay, globigerina ooze, radiolarian ooze, and pteropod ooze.
- Bottom sediment map showing beds of globigerina ooze and other sediment types.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Latin globus 'spherical object, globe' (because of the globular chambers in its shell) + -ger 'carrying' + -ina.
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