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Research Article Volume 14 Issue 3
West Indian recent foraminifera
Haidar Salim Anan
Received: September 27, 2025 | Published: November 7, 2025
Citation: Anan HS. West Indian recent foraminifera. J Aquac Mar Biol. 2025;14(3):170-183. DOI: 10.15406/jamb.2025.14.00429
Abstract
Two hundred and twenty-two agglutinated and calcareous benthic and planktic foraminiferal species of the Suborders Textulariina, Miliolina, Lagenina, Robertinina, Globigerinina and Rotaliina belong to eighty-three genera have been studied from the coasts of two localities in the west Indian Ocean: Dir Ali Beach of Shabwah Governorate, south Yaman of Arabian Sea (southwest Asia, North Equator), and Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania, East Africa, South Equator). 104 species of them are recorded from Yemen (about 47%), while the others 118 species from Tanzania (about 53%). The modern taxonomical consideration of the species is used. 42 of the recorded species are believed here as new (about 18.5%): Spiroplectinella tanzanica, S. yamanensis, Sahulia tanzanica , Textularia arabica, T. biraliensis, T. zanzibarica , Siphotextularia thissenae, S. africana, Fischerina africana, Adelosina tanzanica, Spiroloculina africana, S. biraliensis , S. tanzanica, S. zanzibarica, Cycloforina aboshomari, C. abuzaidi, C. bushrae, Quinqueloculina abohahii, Q. alwosabii, Q. biraliensis, Q. munefi, Q. tanzanica, Q. zanzibarica, Affinetrina africana, Miliolinella bassiounii, M. biraliensis , M. tanzanica, M. thissenae, M. zanzibarensis, Pyrgo basardahi, Triloculina cherifi, T. ennaggari, T. ennakhali, T. thissenae, T. usamai, Pseudotriloculina moradi, Loxostomina yahiai, Reussella salamai, R. farouki, Orbitina tanzanica, O. thissenae and Rosalina alwosabii. Only 23 species (about 1%) are recorded in both localities, which interpret that each country has an own assemblage and differs from the other environmental coast.
Keywords: Recent benthic and planktic foraminifera, Indian ocean, Yaman, Tanzania
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