Soritacea

Taxobox
name = Soritacea
domain = Eukaryota
regnum = Rhizaria
phylum = Foraminifera
ordo = Miliolida
superfamilia = Soritacea
superfamilia_authority = Ehrenberg 1839
subdivision_ranks = Families
subdivision = Soritidae
PeneroplidaeThe Soritacea are a group of miliolid benthic foraminifera with porcellaneous tests. They take on a variety of growth forms but typically have many chambers. Some soritids can grow over a centimeter across, huge for protists. All Soritacea keep algal endosymbionts, which may be what allows them to achieve such large sizes. Some species have red algal symbionts, some have green algal symbionts, and others dinoflagellate symbionts. These larger symbiont-bearing foraminifera are typically found in the oligotrophic waters of the tropics.

References

* cite journal | author = Gudmundsson, G.
title = Phylogeny, ontogeny, and systematics of Recent Soritacea Ehrenberg 1839 (Foraminiferida)
journal = Micropaleontology
year = 1994 | volume = 40 | pages = 101–155
doi = 10.2307/1485772