Citation:

PANGAEA.984785

Name: Benthic foraminifera counts from samples of the Tonga region
Published: 2025-09-12
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Benthic foraminifera; bioindicators; coral reef health; Global Reef Expedition

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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):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	Event label	Event		Purkis, Sam
2	Latitude of event	Latitude		Purkis, Sam
3	Longitude of event	Longitude		Purkis, Sam
4	DEPTH, water	Depth water	m	Purkis, Sam		Geocode
5	Foraminifera, benthic, total	Foram benth tot	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
6	Archaias angulatus	A. angulatus	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
7	Broeckina orbitolitoides	B. orbitolitoides	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
8	Sorites marginalis	S. marginalis	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
9	Marginopora	Marginopora	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
10	Parasorites	Parasorites	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
11	Amphisorus	Amphisorus	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
12	Cyclorbiculina compressa	C. compressa	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
13	Articulina sp.	Articulina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
14	Quinqueloculina sp.	Quinqueloculina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
15	Triloculina sp.	Triloculina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
16	Pyrgo sp.	Pyrgo sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
17	Pseudohauerina	Pseudohauerina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
18	Cycloforina sp.	Cycloforina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
19	Miliolinella sp.	Miliolinella sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
20	Lachlanella sp.	Lachlanella sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
21	Spiroloculina sp.	Spiroloculina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
22	Hauerina sp.	Hauerina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
23	Peneroplis sp.	Peneroplis sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	Laevipeneroplis proteus
24	Monalysidium	Monalysidium	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
25	Vertebralina striata	V. striata	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
26	Borelis	Borelis	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
27	Nummulopyrgo	Nummulopyrgo	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
28	Gypsina	Gypsina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
29	Baculogypsina	Baculogypsina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
30	Calcarina	Calcarina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
31	Amphistegina sp.	Amphistegina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
32	Elphidium sp.	Elphidium sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
33	Asterigerina sp.	Asterigerina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
34	Rotalia sp.	Rotalia sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	Discorbis
35	Rosalina sp.	Rosalina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
36	Cymbaloporetta sp.	Cymbaloporetta sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
37	Nonion sp.	Nonion sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
38	Homotrema rubrum	H. rubrum	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
39	Miniacina	Miniacina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
40	Sporadotrema	Sporadotrema	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
41	Ammonia sp.	Ammonia sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
42	Neoeponides procerus	N. procerus	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
43	Neorotalia	Neorotalia	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
44	Planogypsina sp.	Planogypsina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
45	Siphouvigerina	Siphouvigerina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	Neouvigerina
46	Heterostegina antillarum	H. antillarum	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
47	Pararotaliida	Pararotaliida	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
48	Eponides repandus	E. repandus	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
49	Cibicides sp.	Cibicides sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
50	Oolina	Oolina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
51	Sphaerogypsina	Sphaerogypsina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
52	Operculina	Operculina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
53	Glabratellina	Glabratellina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
54	Anomalinella	Anomalinella	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
55	Rotorbis	Rotorbis	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
56	Pileolina	Pileolina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
57	Clavulina sp.	Clavulina sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
58	Neoconorbina	Neoconorbina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
59	Pegidia	Pegidia	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
60	Planorbulinella	Planorbulinella	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
61	Acervulina	Acervulina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
62	Valvulineria	Valvulineria	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
63	Spirillina	Spirillina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
64	Planispirillina	Planispirillina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
65	Verneuilinulla propinqua	V. propinqua	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
66	Valvulina	Valvulina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
67	Rudigaudryina	Rudigaudryina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	?
68	Textularia spp.	Textularia spp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
69	Siphonina	Siphonina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
70	Facetocochlea	Facetocochlea	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
71	Placopsilina	Placopsilina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
72	Haddonia	Haddonia	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	?
73	Septotextularia	Septotextularia	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
74	Siphoniferoides	Siphoniferoides	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
75	Reophax sp.	Reophax sp.	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
76	Cribrobaggina	Cribrobaggina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
77	Rotorbinella	Rotorbinella	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
78	Lenticulina	Lenticulina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
79	Anomalinulla	Anomalinulla	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
80	Goesella	Goesella	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	?
81	Ammobaculites	Ammobaculites	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
82	Conicospirillinoides	Conicospirillinoides	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
83	Porosononion	Porosononion	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
84	Fissurina	Fissurina	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted	?
85	Siphotextularia	Siphotextularia	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
86	Fijiella	Fijiella	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
87	Foraminifera, planktic	Foram plankt	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted
88	Unidentified	Unident	#	Purkis, Sam	Counted

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)

Status:

Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)

Size:

2268 data points

Data

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1 Event	2 Latitude	3 Longitude	4 Depth water [m]	5 Foram benth tot [#]	8 S. marginalis [#]	9 Marginopora [#]	10 Parasorites [#]	11 Amphisorus [#]	14 Quinqueloculina sp. [#]	15 Triloculina sp. [#]	16 Pyrgo sp. [#]	17 Pseudohauerina [#]	19 Miliolinella sp. [#]	21 Spiroloculina sp. [#]	22 Hauerina sp. [#]	23 Peneroplis sp. [#]	24 Monalysidium [#]	25 V. striata [#]	26 Borelis [#]	27 Nummulopyrgo [#]	28 Gypsina [#]	29 Baculogypsina [#]	30 Calcarina [#]	31 Amphistegina sp. [#]	32 Elphidium sp. [#]	33 Asterigerina sp. [#]	35 Rosalina sp. [#]	36 Cymbaloporetta sp. [#]	37 Nonion sp. [#]	38 H. rubrum [#]	39 Miniacina [#]	40 Sporadotrema [#]	41 Ammonia sp. [#]	42 N. procerus [#]	43 Neorotalia [#]	44 Planogypsina sp. [#]	45 Siphouvigerina [#]	46 H. antillarum [#]	47 Pararotaliida [#]	48 E. repandus [#]	49 Cibicides sp. [#]	51 Sphaerogypsina [#]	54 Anomalinella [#]	55 Rotorbis [#]	56 Pileolina [#]	57 Clavulina sp. [#]	58 Neoconorbina [#]	59 Pegidia [#]	60 Planorbulinella [#]	61 Acervulina [#]	62 Valvulineria [#]	63 Spirillina [#]	68 Textularia spp. [#]	69 Siphonina [#]	70 Facetocochlea [#]	71 Placopsilina [#]	72 Haddonia [#]	73 Septotextularia [#]	74 Siphoniferoides [#]	76 Cribrobaggina [#]	77 Rotorbinella [#]	78 Lenticulina [#]	79 Anomalinulla [#]	80 Goesella [#]	81 Ammobaculites [#]	82 Conicospirillinoides [#]	83 Porosononion [#]	84 Fissurina [#]	85 Siphotextularia [#]	86 Fijiella [#]	87 Foram plankt [#]	88 Unident [#]
006_TG	-19.9187	-174.4222	1.80	213	5	12	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	115	5	52	0	0	0	5	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
009_TG	-20.1329	-174.4927	6.87	201	12	4	0	0	11	13	0	0	4	3	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	34	8	0	0	2	0	57	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
010_TG	-20.0954	-174.7247	6.26	208	3	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	15	1	0	0	0	0	124	19	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
011_TG	-20.0873	-174.7414	1.63	204	4	3	0	61	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	13	26	0	3	0	0	2	0	38	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
012_TG	-19.7730	-174.5642	4.06	76	0	2	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	24	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
015_TG	-18.7155	-174.0401	1.63	126	5	2	1	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	33	3	0	0	2	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
016_TG	-18.6531	-174.0572	10.00	213	5	4	0	0	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	123	1	1	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
017_TG	-18.7030	-174.0076	6.19	199	14	7	0	0	45	4	0	0	0	1	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	9	34	15	0	1	2	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
019_TG	-18.7108	-174.0667	4.00	210	12	1	0	3	11	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50	1	0	2	5	0	80	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
020_TG	-18.7200	-173.9422	1.50	118	2	1	0	0	14	5	1	2	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	0	1	6	0	41	7	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
051_TG	-20.0944	-174.7886	15.00	111	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	38	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
069_TG	-19.8145	-174.7136	10.40	211	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	2	123	0	0	1	64	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
070_TG	-19.8145	-174.7136	12.00	210	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	44	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
072_TG	-19.9540	-174.7685	7.30	197	6	5	1	0	5	18	0	4	0	3	0	21	0	0	1	0	0	7	22	58	8	0	1	2	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
106_TG	-19.6309	-174.4876	10.70	206	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	70	0	0	0	0	0	78	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
117_TG	-18.7245	-174.1064	10.90	218	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	168	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
122_TG	-18.7327	-174.0845	14.40	206	3	0	0	1	15	2	0	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	1	0	0	1	0	39	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	0	6	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
124_TG	-18.7327	-174.0845	12.80	198	2	1	0	1	12	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	67	1	0	0	1	0	73	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
125_TG	-18.7327	-174.0845	14.90	208	2	3	0	0	7	10	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	1	0	0	0	0	66	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	8	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
140_TG	-18.6688	-174.1035	14.00	201	10	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	79	0	0	0	0	0	80	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
159_TG	-18.5828	-174.0060	13.30	206	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	49	26	0	0	0	0	0	19	4	0	0	0	6	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
160_TG	-18.5828	-174.0060	13.00	210	3	1	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	42	67	25	0	0	0	0	0	31	8	0	0	0	10	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
161_TG	-18.5828	-174.0060	12.40	223	8	0	0	0	8	11	2	2	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	8	31	24	2	0	1	0	0	56	30	0	0	0	12	1	0	5	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162_TG	-18.5828	-174.0060	11.00	231	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	70	71	26	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
169_TG	-18.6159	-174.0286	14.40	198	5	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	30	0	0	0	1	0	96	27	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
182_TG	-18.7549	-174.0113	0.80	53	1	0	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
183_TG	-18.7272	-173.9374	5.44	200	2	3	0	3	18	7	0	0	0	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	27	8	7	2	0	0	5	0	69	4	2	0	0	4	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1