“…The seagrass leaves samples were viewed with the optical binocular microscope to record the living assemblage that consists of epiphytic foraminifera, still in their living position, and photographed with a digital camera. Species encountered during the sorting operation were identified according to previous works (Glaçon, 1963; Lee et al , 1969; Blanc-Vernet et al , 1979; Cimerman & Langer, 1991; Hottinger et al , 1993; Montaggioni & Camoin, 1993; Sgarrella & Moncharmont-Zei, 1993; Ishman et al , 1997; Debenay et al , 1998, 2005; Basso & Spezzaferri, 2000; Avşar & Meriç, 2001; Avşar & Ergin, 2001; Debenay, 2001; Holzmann et al , 2001; Javaux & Scott, 2003; Murray, 2003; Rasmussen, 2005; Melis & Violanti, 2006; Sohrabi-Mollayousefy, 2006; Yalçin et al , 2006; Devi & Rajashekhar, 2009; Meriç et al , 2010; Aloulou et al , 2011; Milker & Schmiedl, 2012).…”