An international group of researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of large foraminifer, shedding new light on the ecological evolution and biodiversity of coral reefs in the Ryukyu Islands.
Foraminifera are tiny, single-celled organisms that live in the oceans. Their hard shells, made of calcium carbonate, can withstand the test of time and their fossils reveal a lot about Earth's history, including past climates and environments.
Large benthic foraminifera form a crucial part of marine communities from warm to tropical waters, especially in coral reefs. Remarkably, only three species of porcelain-shelled large foraminifera are known in today's ecosystems, thriving in the central and eastern Indo-Pacific and the central Atlantic.
"We named the species Borelis matsudai," explains Iryu. The later part of the name pays homage to Professor Matsuda Shinya from the University of the Ryukyus, who has spent over a decade researching the Ryukyu Islands' past and present coral reefs." The discovery is the northern most finding of a Borelis species in the western Indo-Pacific, an area marine ecologists dub the Indo-Pacific warm pool.
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