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Kalman, Akos; Humphreys, Alexander F; Ames, Riley; Adams, Zachary; Zagon, Zachary; Banham, Jack; Doyle, Meghan; Rosa Marín, Angelique; Sherman, Sofia; Jones, Laura; Nicholas, Khrista; Ahumada, Georgia; Perades, Thomas; Puyana, Laurent; Reardon, Matthew; Purkis, Sam (2025): Benthic foraminifera counts from samples of the Red Sea region [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984744, In: Kalman, A et al. (2025): Global Reef Expedition benthic foraminifera database [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984785

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Published: 2025-09-12DOI registered: 2025-10-11

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Keyword(s):
Benthic foraminifera; bioindicators; coral reef health; Global Reef Expedition
Related to:
Humphreys, Alexander F; Abdulla, Ameer; Sherman, Sofia; Levine, Jaclyn; Arista, Katelyn; Jones, Laura; Hoffman, Charlotte; Palavicini, Giacomo; Vimercati, Silvia; Terraneo, Tullia I; Ouhssain, Mustapha; Rodrigue, Mattie; Purkis, Sam (2022): Amphistegina lobifera foraminifera are excellent bioindicators of heat stress on high latitude Red Sea reefs. Coral Reefs, 41(4), 1211-1223, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02264-5
Humphreys, Alexander F; Purkis, Sam; Wan, Chuyan; Aldrich, Matthew; Nichols, Sarah; Garza, Jazmin (2022): A New Foraminiferal Bioindicator for Long-Term Heat Stress on Coral Reefs. Journal of Earth Science, 33(6), 1451-1459, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-021-1543-7
Kalman, Akos; Humphreys, Alexander F; Adams, Zachary; Ames, Riley; Rosa Marín, Angelique; Dempsey, Alexandra C; Purkis, Sam (2025): Foraminifera record historical coral-algal phase shifts on Caribbean coral reefs. Marine Environmental Research, 211, 107437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107437
Funding:
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF), grant/award no. NSF EAR-2035135: Protist Prophets – Foraminifera as Global Bioindicators for Past and Present Coral Reef Health
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 26.153710 * Median Longitude: 36.335741 * South-bound Latitude: 23.753212 * West-bound Longitude: 34.650717 * North-bound Latitude: 29.323083 * East-bound Longitude: 37.973527
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0.06 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 15.10 m
Event(s):
RS_01 * Latitude: 27.674833 * Longitude: 35.238250 * Location: Red Sea * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
RS_02 * Latitude: 27.647944 * Longitude: 35.282472 * Location: Red Sea * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
RS_02b * Latitude: 27.647944 * Longitude: 35.282472 * Location: Red Sea * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventPurkis, Sam
2Latitude of eventLatitudePurkis, Sam
3Longitude of eventLongitudePurkis, Sam
4DEPTH, waterDepth watermPurkis, SamGeocode
5Foraminifera, benthic, totalForam benth tot#Purkis, SamCounted
6Archaias angulatusA. angulatus#Purkis, SamCounted
7Amphisorus hemprichiiA. hemprichii#Purkis, SamCounted
8Sorites orbiculusS. orbiculus#Purkis, SamCounted
9Monalysidium acicularisM. acicularis#Purkis, SamCounted
10Coscinospira hemprichiiC. hemprichii#Purkis, SamCounted
11Articulina sp.Articulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
12Quinqueloculina sp.Quinqueloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
13Triloculina sp.Triloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
14Pyrgo sp.Pyrgo sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
15Cycloforina sp.Cycloforina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
16SchlumbergerinaSchlumbergerina#Purkis, SamCounted
17Miliolinella sp.Miliolinella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
18Lachlanella sp.Lachlanella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
19Spiroloculina sp.Spiroloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
20Hauerina sp.Hauerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
21PseudohauerinaPseudohauerina#Purkis, SamCounted
22Peneroplis sp.Peneroplis sp.#Purkis, SamCountedLaevipeneroplis proteus
23Vertebralina striataV. striata#Purkis, SamCounted
24Borelis pulchraB. pulchra#Purkis, SamCounted
25Amphistegina gibbosaA. gibbosa#Purkis, SamCounted
26Amphistegina lessoniiA. lessonii#Purkis, SamCounted
27Amphistegina lobiferaA. lobifera#Purkis, SamCounted
28Elphidium sp.Elphidium sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
29Asterigerina sp.Asterigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
30Rotalia sp.Rotalia sp.#Purkis, SamCountedDiscorbis
31Rosalina sp.Rosalina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
32Operculina ammonoidesO. ammonoides#Purkis, SamCounted
33Nonion sp.Nonion sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
34PorosononionPorosononion#Purkis, SamCounted
35Homotrema rubrumH. rubrum#Purkis, SamCounted
36MiniacinaMiniacina#Purkis, SamCounted
37Ammonia sp.Ammonia sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
38Planorbulina sp.Planorbulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
39Planogypsina sp.Planogypsina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
40AcervulinaAcervulina#Purkis, SamCounted
41SphaerogypsinaSphaerogypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
42Heterostegina antillarumH. antillarum#Purkis, SamCounted
43Eponides repandusE. repandus#Purkis, SamCounted
44Neorotalia calcarN. calcar#Purkis, SamCounted
45Haynesina depressulaH. depressula#Purkis, SamCounted
46HeterolepaHeterolepa#Purkis, SamCounted
47Reussella sp.Reussella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
48Cibicides sp.Cibicides sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
49AnomalinellaAnomalinella#Purkis, SamCounted
50CymbaloporettaCymbaloporetta#Purkis, SamCounted
51BolivinaBolivina#Purkis, SamCounted
52Clavulina sp.Clavulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
53SeptotextulariaSeptotextularia#Purkis, SamCounted
54Textularia spp.Textularia spp.#Purkis, SamCounted
55Reophax sp.Reophax sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
56Bigerina sp.Bigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
57GlobigerinaGlobigerina#Purkis, SamCounted
58EpistomaroidesEpistomaroides#Purkis, SamCounted
59UnidentifiedUnident#Purkis, SamCounted
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
6602 data points

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