Quinqueloculina
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Quinqueloculina is a genus in the family Miliolidae
of miliolid foraminifera
. Quinqueloculina is found in abundance around the coasts of the UK High concentrations of one species of Quinqueloculina within the Celtic Sea
are interpreted as a seasonal indicator of strong vertical mixing in that water body.
Miliolidae
Miliolidae is a family in the superfamily Miliolacea of miliolid foraminifera.-external links:*...
of miliolid foraminifera
Foraminifera
The Foraminifera , or forams for short, are a large group of amoeboid protists which are among the commonest plankton species. They have reticulating pseudopods, fine strands of cytoplasm that branch and merge to form a dynamic net...
. Quinqueloculina is found in abundance around the coasts of the UK High concentrations of one species of Quinqueloculina within the Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel; other limits include the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Brittany...
are interpreted as a seasonal indicator of strong vertical mixing in that water body.