AUTHOR=Minhat Fatin Izzati , Ghandhi Suresh M. , Ahzan Nurul Syahirah Mohd , Haq Norizmaira Abdul , Manaf Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul , Sabohi Shinazamreena Mhd , Lee Lee Hin , Akhir Mohd Fadzil , Abdullah Maizah Mohd TITLE=The Occurrence and Distribution of Benthic Foraminifera in Tropical Waters Along the Strait of Malacca JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=8 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.647531 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2021.647531 ISSN=2296-7745 ABSTRACT=
Foraminifera are shelled single-celled protists that are found in all marine environments. Benthic foraminifera either live in sediments or attach to surfaces on the seafloor. Understanding the distribution and ecological response of benthic foraminifera is crucial, as they can indicate past and current ocean conditions. However, the benthic foraminifera distribution along the busy Strait of Malacca, which connects the Indian Ocean (north) to the Java Sea (south), is undersampled. In this study, we collected 24 surface samples from the northern Strait of Malacca to understand the distribution of foraminifera assemblages in shallow tropical waters. A total of 49 species of benthic foraminifera were identified. Calcareous hyaline species dominated the assemblages, with an extremely low occurrence of calcareous porcelaneous species. The common calcareous hyaline taxa were