Elphidium crispum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a foraminiferan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElphidium crispum (a foraminiferan)
GenusElphidium (a genus of foraminifera)
FamilyELPHIDIIDAE (a family of foraminiferans)
OrderROTALIIDA (an order of foraminiferans)
ClassGLOBOTHALAMEA (a class of foraminiferans)
PhylumFORAMINIFERA (forams)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Elphidium crispum (a foraminiferan) :
1: Elphidium crispum (a foraminiferan)
23 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in Bryopsis plumosa tuft at low spring tide
Image 1: Shell - top view - crossed polarising filters - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Shell - top view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 3: Shell - top view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 4: Shell - underside - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Elphidium crispum (a foraminiferan)
6 May 2008 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on Halopteris scoparia at low tide
Image 1: Live forams - in situ - highly magnifiedImage 2: Live forams - in situ - highly magnified (2)

Elphidium crispum (a foraminiferan) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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