Table 1. Main species of foraminiferal assemblages in Bermuda marine caves, lagoons, reefs, mangrove swamps, and landlocked ponds (Javaux, 1999).
| Caves |
All caves: Ammodiscus tenuis, Bolivina lanceolata, Bolivina variabilis, Buliminella spp.,
Cibicides refulgens, Cyclogyra planorbis, Loxostomum spp., Mychostomina revertens,
Quinqueloculina subrotunda, Reophax spp., Rosalina concinna, Rosalina globularis, Spirillina spp., Spiroloculina antillarum, Spirophtalmidium sp., Trifarina occidentalis, Triloculina oblonga, Tubinella spp. Reworked lagoon/reef foraminifera: Amphistegina lessonii, Archaias angulatus, Asterigerina carinata, Cibicides refulgens, Homotrema rubrum, Peneroplis spp. Mangroves foraminifera: Discorinopsis aguayoi, Helenina anderseni, Glomospira irregularis, Textularia earlandi, and Tiphotrocha comprimata Freshwater: thecamoebians Lagoons and reefs foraminifera: Bolivina spp., Elphidium poeyanum, Nonion depressulum, Patellina corrugata, Planispiroides bucculentus, Quinqueloculina spp., Rosalina globularis, Rosalina subarauncana, Siphonina pulchra, Spirillina vivipara, Spirillina denticulata, and Spiroloculina antillarum Deeper water foraminifera: Cassidulina subglobosa, Epistominella pulchra, Gyroidina lamarckina, Planulina carribea, and Technitella legumen, and Planktonics |
| Lagoons |
All lagoons: Ammonia beccarii tepida, Archaias angulatus, Articulina spp., Bolivina lanceolata, Elphidium poeyanum, Elphidium sp., Peneroplis carinatus/proteus, Monalysidium politum, Nonion gradeloupi, Quinqueloculina agglutinans, Quinqueloculina bicarinata, Quinqueloculina candeiana, Quinqueloculina lamarckiana, Quinqueloculina laevigata, Quinqueloculina polygona, Quinqueloculina seminulum, Rosalina concinna, Rosalina subarauncea, Triloculina bassensis, and
Trochammina ochracea. Semi-protected and offshore lagoons: Eponides repandus, Quinqueloculina bradyana, Reussella atlantica, Triloculina rotunda, Triloculina tricarinata. Protected and semi-protected lagoons: Ammonia beccarii tepida, Bolivina lanceolata, Elphidim sp., Nonion gradeloupi, Quinqueloculina subpoeyana, Rosalina subarauncea. Protected lagoon: Bolivina spp., Fursenkoina spp., Textularia spp., Reophax spp., Buliminella elegantissima |
| Reefs |
Archaias angulatus, Homotrema rubrum, Peneroplis bradyi, Planulina exorna,
Quinqueloculina bicarinata, Quinqueloculina semilunum, Rosalina concinna
Rosalina subarauncea, Trochammina ochracea, Outer reefs: Amphistegina lessonii, Asterigerina carinata, Placopsilina bradyi, planktonics, Spirillina cariacoensis, Weisnerella auriculata, more Homotrema rubrum Lagoonal reefs: Ammonia beccarii tepida, Cibicides lobatulus, Cibicides refulgens, Elphidium advenum, Nonion gradeloupi, Miliolinella labiosa, Quinqueloculina spp., Cyclogyra planorbis, Acervulina inhaerens |
| Mangroves |
All mangroves: Bolivina lanceolata, Cyclogyra planorbis, Discorinopsis aguayoi, Glomospira irregularis, Helenina anderseni, Rosalina globularis, Textularia earlandi, Triloculina oblonga, Trochammina inflata, Most mangroves: Haplophragmoides wilberti, Miliammina fusca, Parrina bradyi, Planispiroides bucculentus, Polysaccammina ipohalina, Pseudothurammina limnetis, Quinqueloculina laevigata, Tiphotrocha comprimata, Lagoon foraminifera: Ammonia beccarii tepida, Archaias angulatus, Bolivina spp., Elphidium spp., Nonion spp., Peneroplis carinatus/proteus, Patellina corrugata, Quinqueloculina spp., Triloculina spp. Freshwater: thecamoebians |
| Ponds |
Ammonia beccari tepida, Discorinopsis aguayoi, Glomospira irregularis, Haplophragmoides wilberti, Helenina anderseni, Miliammina fusca, Parrina bradyi,
Planispiroides bucculentus, Polysaccammina ipohalina, Triloculina oblonga, Trochammina inflata More normal marine/less restricted: lagoon foraminifera Restricted: ostracods |