Foraminifera taxon details
Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879
114194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:114194)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences.</em> 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114194 on 2026-08-21
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Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences.</em> 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cushman, J. A. (1918). The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 1. Astrorhizidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 104 (1): 1-111., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7622017
page(s): p. 39, pl. 15, figs. 4-5. [details]
additional source Hofker, J. (1976). Further studies on Caribbean foraminifera. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 49: 1-256., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506198 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cushman, J. A. (1918). The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean. Part 1. Astrorhizidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 104 (1): 1-111., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7622017
page(s): p. 39, pl. 15, figs. 4-5. [details]
additional source Hofker, J. (1976). Further studies on Caribbean foraminifera. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 49: 1-256., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506198 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To NHMUK collection (Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879; Syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3093198)
To PESI
To NHMUK collection (Sorosphaera confusa Brady, 1879; Syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3093198)
To PESI
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