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Korsun, S., Hald, M., Golikova, E., Yudina, A., Kuznetsov, I., Mikhailov, D., Knyazeva, E. (2014). Intertidal foraminiferal fauna and the distribution of Elphidiidae at Chupa Inlet, western White Sea. Marine Biology Research. 10: 153-166.
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Korsun, S., Hald, M., Golikova, E., Yudina, A., Kuznetsov, I., Mikhailov, D., Knyazeva, E.
2014
Intertidal foraminiferal fauna and the distribution of Elphidiidae at Chupa Inlet, western White Sea.
Marine Biology Research
10: 153-166
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The bright colouration of the cytoplasm in intertidal rotaliid foraminifera and their particle-gathering activity reliably reveals
live specimens in fresh samples, without any fixatives or dyes applied. Using this approach, we demonstrate that live
representatives of three rotaliid species, all belonging to the genus Elphidium, were common on intertidal mud and sand
beaches. Two species, E. excavatum clavatum and E. albiumbilicatum, lived close to freshwater outflows, whereas
E. williamsoni occupied beaches bathed by waters with normal salinity (surface 26?27? in the western White Sea).
A least 13 species were found alive in the intertidal zone. Among non-calcareous foraminifera, Miliammina fusca, Ammotium
cassis and Ovammina opaca were the most numerous.
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Cribroelphidium longipontis (Shchedrina, 1949) accepted as Elphidium williamsoni Haynes, 1973 (source of synonymy)