APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Bolivina variabilis (Williamson, 1858) - A bolivinitid foram (Foraminifera images)
Bolivinitid foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 1

Bolivinitid foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 2

Bolivinitid foram
Bolivina variabilis
- under microscope 3

Bolivinitid foram
Bolivina variabilis
- on Codium stipe 1

Bolivinitid foram
Bolivina variabilis
- on Codium stipe 2

Specimen discovered in the background of an image, an image of juvenile Placida dendritica on Codium algae. All specimens found in a middleshore pool near the lifeboat slipway in the small harbour at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 06.07.15.

Specimen here is less than 0.5mm in length.

Numerous specimens of this species were found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 11.07.15.

Identity kindly confirmed by Michael Hesemann of the Foraminifera.eu Project

Bolivina variabilis Bolivinitidae Bolivinitid Foram Foraminifera Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.