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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 Tonga region [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984776, 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: 2025-09-12 • DOI 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: -19.142170 * Median Longitude: -174.259098 * South-bound Latitude: -20.132926 * West-bound Longitude: -174.788558 * North-bound Latitude: -18.582807 * East-bound Longitude: -173.937420
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0.80 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 15.00 m
Event(s):
006_TG * Latitude: -19.918707 * Longitude: -174.422250 * Location: Tonga * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
009_TG * Latitude: -20.132926 * Longitude: -174.492710 * Location: Tonga * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)
010_TG * Latitude: -20.095390 * Longitude: -174.724700 * Location: Tonga * 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
7Broeckina orbitolitoidesB. orbitolitoides#Purkis, SamCounted
8Sorites marginalisS. marginalis#Purkis, SamCounted
9MarginoporaMarginopora#Purkis, SamCounted
10ParasoritesParasorites#Purkis, SamCounted
11AmphisorusAmphisorus#Purkis, SamCounted
12Cyclorbiculina compressaC. compressa#Purkis, SamCounted
13Articulina sp.Articulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
14Quinqueloculina sp.Quinqueloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
15Triloculina sp.Triloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
16Pyrgo sp.Pyrgo sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
17PseudohauerinaPseudohauerina#Purkis, SamCounted
18Cycloforina sp.Cycloforina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
19Miliolinella sp.Miliolinella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
20Lachlanella sp.Lachlanella sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
21Spiroloculina sp.Spiroloculina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
22Hauerina sp.Hauerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
23Peneroplis sp.Peneroplis sp.#Purkis, SamCountedLaevipeneroplis proteus
24MonalysidiumMonalysidium#Purkis, SamCounted
25Vertebralina striataV. striata#Purkis, SamCounted
26BorelisBorelis#Purkis, SamCounted
27NummulopyrgoNummulopyrgo#Purkis, SamCounted
28GypsinaGypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
29BaculogypsinaBaculogypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
30CalcarinaCalcarina#Purkis, SamCounted
31Amphistegina sp.Amphistegina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
32Elphidium sp.Elphidium sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
33Asterigerina sp.Asterigerina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
34Rotalia sp.Rotalia sp.#Purkis, SamCountedDiscorbis
35Rosalina sp.Rosalina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
36Cymbaloporetta sp.Cymbaloporetta sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
37Nonion sp.Nonion sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
38Homotrema rubrumH. rubrum#Purkis, SamCounted
39MiniacinaMiniacina#Purkis, SamCounted
40SporadotremaSporadotrema#Purkis, SamCounted
41Ammonia sp.Ammonia sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
42Neoeponides procerusN. procerus#Purkis, SamCounted
43NeorotaliaNeorotalia#Purkis, SamCounted
44Planogypsina sp.Planogypsina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
45SiphouvigerinaSiphouvigerina#Purkis, SamCountedNeouvigerina
46Heterostegina antillarumH. antillarum#Purkis, SamCounted
47PararotaliidaPararotaliida#Purkis, SamCounted
48Eponides repandusE. repandus#Purkis, SamCounted
49Cibicides sp.Cibicides sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
50OolinaOolina#Purkis, SamCounted
51SphaerogypsinaSphaerogypsina#Purkis, SamCounted
52OperculinaOperculina#Purkis, SamCounted
53GlabratellinaGlabratellina#Purkis, SamCounted
54AnomalinellaAnomalinella#Purkis, SamCounted
55RotorbisRotorbis#Purkis, SamCounted
56PileolinaPileolina#Purkis, SamCounted
57Clavulina sp.Clavulina sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
58NeoconorbinaNeoconorbina#Purkis, SamCounted
59PegidiaPegidia#Purkis, SamCounted
60PlanorbulinellaPlanorbulinella#Purkis, SamCounted
61AcervulinaAcervulina#Purkis, SamCounted
62ValvulineriaValvulineria#Purkis, SamCounted
63SpirillinaSpirillina#Purkis, SamCounted
64PlanispirillinaPlanispirillina#Purkis, SamCounted
65Verneuilinulla propinquaV. propinqua#Purkis, SamCounted
66ValvulinaValvulina#Purkis, SamCounted
67RudigaudryinaRudigaudryina#Purkis, SamCounted?
68Textularia spp.Textularia spp.#Purkis, SamCounted
69SiphoninaSiphonina#Purkis, SamCounted
70FacetocochleaFacetocochlea#Purkis, SamCounted
71PlacopsilinaPlacopsilina#Purkis, SamCounted
72HaddoniaHaddonia#Purkis, SamCounted?
73SeptotextulariaSeptotextularia#Purkis, SamCounted
74SiphoniferoidesSiphoniferoides#Purkis, SamCounted
75Reophax sp.Reophax sp.#Purkis, SamCounted
76CribrobagginaCribrobaggina#Purkis, SamCounted
77RotorbinellaRotorbinella#Purkis, SamCounted
78LenticulinaLenticulina#Purkis, SamCounted
79AnomalinullaAnomalinulla#Purkis, SamCounted
80GoesellaGoesella#Purkis, SamCounted?
81AmmobaculitesAmmobaculites#Purkis, SamCounted
82ConicospirillinoidesConicospirillinoides#Purkis, SamCounted
83PorosononionPorosononion#Purkis, SamCounted
84FissurinaFissurina#Purkis, SamCounted?
85SiphotextulariaSiphotextularia#Purkis, SamCounted
86FijiellaFijiella#Purkis, SamCounted
87Foraminifera, plankticForam plankt#Purkis, SamCounted
88UnidentifiedUnident#Purkis, SamCounted
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2268 data points

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