Distribution of benthic foraminifera along the Iranian coast

Amao, Abduljamiu O.; Kaminski, Michael A.; Rostami, Masoud Asgharian; Gharaie, Mohamad Hosein Mahmudy; Lak, Razyeh; Frontalini, Fabrizio

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“…This plume is deflected by the Coriolis effect that excludes, therefore, most of the Iranian coast [35]. Accordingly, [27] identified two species of Amphistegina, namely A. lessonii and Amphistegina papillosa, in several samples along the Iranian coast. Larger benthic foraminifera are an informal and polyphyletic group of calcifying foraminiferal organisms hosting symbionts (i.e., algae) and significantly contribute to CaCO 3 cycling in the ocean [80].…”

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“…); the latter might be higher, as in this case, than 30%. Similarly, [27] suggested that most of the taxa mainly belonging to Quinqueloculina and Triloculina genera retrieved in the Arabian Gulf were reported in open nomenclature. The lack of materials for comparison (i.e., type and reference collection) and of comprehensive taxonomical guides is not solely missing for Kuwait marine areas but also for the Arabian Gulf [27].…”

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“…Similarly, [27] suggested that most of the taxa mainly belonging to Quinqueloculina and Triloculina genera retrieved in the Arabian Gulf were reported in open nomenclature. The lack of materials for comparison (i.e., type and reference collection) and of comprehensive taxonomical guides is not solely missing for Kuwait marine areas but also for the Arabian Gulf [27]. Therefore, it is not surprising that several new benthic foraminiferal species (i.e., Falsonubeculina arabica and Pseudotriloculina hottingeri) and genus (Falsonubeculina) have been recently identified in the Gulf [70][71][72].…”

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Modern Benthic Foraminiferal Diversity: An Initial Insight into the Total Foraminiferal Diversity along the Kuwait Coastal Water

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Kuwait territorial water hosts an important part of national biodiversity (i.e., zooplankton and phytoplankton), but very limited information exists on the overall diversity of benthic foraminifera. On the basis of the integration of publications, reports and theses with new available data from the Kuwait Bay and the northern islands, this study infers the total benthic foraminiferal diversity within Kuwait territorial water. This new literature survey documents the presence of 451 species belonging to 156 genera, 64 families, 31 superfamilies and 9 orders. These values are relatively high in consideration of the limited extension and the shallow depth of the Kuwait territorial water. Kuwait waters offer a variety of different environments and sub-environments (low salinity/muddy areas in the northern part, embayment, rocky tidal flats, coral reef systems, islands and shelf slope) that all together host largely diversified benthic foraminiferal communities. These figures are herein considered as underestimated because of the grouping of unassigned species due to the lack of reference collections and materials, as well as the neglection of the soft-shell monothalamids (‘allogromiids’).

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“…Benthic foraminifera are critical tool for determining of environmental conditions, such as bathymetry, sea level change, water mass, productivity and oxygenation (Culver, 2003;Asgharianrostami et al, 2013a;2014;Frontalini et al, 2016;Menichetti et al, 2016;Amao et al, 2018;Rodelli et al, 2018). Based on quantitative analysis of the late Maastrichtian and early Paleocene benthic foraminiferal morphotypes (Epifauna/Infauna) two distinct assemblages were recognized ( Figure 5).…”

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“…groups to address the environmental change has been known as planktonic and benthic foraminifera. Planktonic foraminifera are very sensitive to climatic and oceanographic changes and their dramatic event has been documented by many specialists in several sections and sites (Luterbacher and Premoli-Silva, 1964;Molina et al, 2005;Gallala et al, 2009;Asgharian et al, 2009;2011;2012;2013a;2013b;2014;Frontalini et al, 2016;Menichetti et al, 2016;Martin et al, 2017;Amao et al, 2018;Rodelli et al, 2018). The aim of this paper is to provide a biostratigraphical scheme and the paleoenvironmental change in the Ziarat-Kola section (Northern Alborz, Iran) by using planktic and benthic foraminifera across the late Maastrichtian-early Paleocene.…”

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Article History KeywordsZiarat-Kola Biostratigraphy Planktic foraminifera Benthic foraminifera Paleoecology Paleogeography.In this study, the late-Maastrichtian and early-Paleocene transition at the Ziarat-Kola section has been investigated to recognize the biostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental changes. We applied a high-resolution quantitative study by using planktic foraminifera taxa and benthic foraminiferal morphotypes. Sixty-five species belong to twenty-eight genera were identified and seven biozones were differentiated. These biozones are 1. Racemiguembelina fructicosa, 2. Pseudoguembelina hariaensis, 3. Pseudoguembelina palpebra, 4. Parvularugoglobigerina eugubina, 5. Parasubbotina pseudobulloides, 6. Subbotina triloclinoides, 7. Globonomalina compressa-Preamurica inconstans. In the late Maastrichtian, benthic and planktic foraminifera are well mixed of epifauna/infauna morphotypes and diversified suggesting a stable and mesotrophic environment. By contrast, the early Paleocene is marked by high values of epifaunal benthic morphogroups, and extinction of Cretaceous species suggesting highly unstable and variable conditions, partly due to the dramatic collapse of calcareous primary producers. Additionally, four different zones were determined based on the benthic foraminifera morphogroups that show several changes in oxygen and organic matter flux during this time. Also, analysis of planktic foraminifera genera in this section indicating a close similarity with assemblages in Tethyan provinces.Contribution/Originality: This study contributes a new methods to understand the biostratigraphy and ageing the rock samples in late Cretaceous of eastern Tethys. Also, This study is one of very few studies which have investigated the pal ecology and oxygen changes in Campanian-Maastrichtian sediments by using the plank tic and benthic foraminfera that are small microorganism.

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A Spatial Ecological Study Based on Benthic Foraminifera off Central West Coast of India: An Approach through Cluster Analysis with Special Reference to Oxygen Minimum Zone

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Distribution of benthic foraminifera along the Iranian coast

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Modern Benthic Foraminiferal Diversity: An Initial Insight into the Total Foraminiferal Diversity along the Kuwait Coastal Water

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A Spatial Ecological Study Based on Benthic Foraminifera off Central West Coast of India: An Approach through Cluster Analysis with Special Reference to Oxygen Minimum Zone

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