Homotrema rubra
| Homotrema rubra | |
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| Homotrema rubrum. Encrusting foraminifera on an eroded coral clast from the Holocene of the Bahamas. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Foraminifera |
| Class: | Globothalamea |
| Order: | Rotaliida |
| Family: | Homotrematidae |
| Genus: | Homotrema |
| Species: | H. rubrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Homotrema rubrum (Lamarck, 1816) | |
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Homotrema rubrum is a colonial foraminifer. It was originally discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It is a strong red in colour.[1] It grows on coral rubble found on the reef crest in tropical waters.[2] Ground by the surf into sand-sized pieces, it is what gives Bermuda beaches a pink tint.[3][4]
The name Homotrema rubra, which is sometimes used for this species, is not accepted.[5] The original name given by Lamarck was Millepora rubra, and the accepted name is Homotrema rubrum.[5]
References
- ↑ Bermuda's Southern Aeolite Reef Tract, article in Science
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jessica_Pilarczyk/publication/226729736_Homotrema_rubrum_(Lamarck)_taphonomy_as_an_overwash_indicator_in_Marine_Ponds_on_Anegada_British_Virgin_Islands/links/0f3175371c7b82bf46000000.pdf
- ↑ "Bermuda's Gorgeous Pink Sand Beaches".
- ↑ "Our unique pink sand | the Royal Gazette:Bermuda Green Pages".
- 1 2 World Register of Marine Species
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