In the carbon cycle in sediment waters, foraminifera species found in ocean waters play a significant function as pollution indicators as well as ecologically vital responsibilities. The goal of this study was to look into the diverse kinds of Foraminifera that were found along the littoral zone of the ocean waters at Chennai's Besant Nagar beach. Beach sediments from Besant Nagar waters revealed the presence of 20 benthic foraminiferal species belonging to 14 genera, 10 families, 7 super families, and 3 suborders. The hypotypes were numbered, labelled, and stored in the Department of Applied Geology's repository in Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of the identified species were collected, and the hypotypes were numbered, labelled, and stored in the Department of Applied Geology's repository in Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025. As ecological parameters, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biological oxygen demand (BOD), and salinity were explored. Other notable foraminiferal species found include Elphidium crispum, Quinqueloculina seminulum, Operculina (Assilina), Assilina ammonoides, and others. This study is unique in that it focuses on foraminifera, which are extraordinarily diverse protozoan colonies that exist between historical and present biological aspects of sediment waters. Deeper ocean waters may be investigated in the future to uncover many more species of these unusual protozoans.
Author(S) Details
Amthul Azeez
Department of Zoology, JBAS College for Women, #56 K.B Dasan Road, Teynampet, Chennai-600018, India.
M. Priya
Department of Zoology, JBAS College for Women, #56 K.B Dasan Road, Teynampet, Chennai-600018, India.
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