During the midwater transect at 500 meters (1,640 feet) conducted on Dive 13 of Windows to the Deep 2021, foraminifera such as this one were common. Foraminifera, or “forams” for short, are small, single-celled organisms that live in all marine environments.
Foraminifera
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During the midwater transect at 500 meters (1,640 feet) conducted on Dive 13 of Windows to the Deep 2021, foraminifera such as this one were common. Foraminifera, or “forams” for short, are small, single-celled organisms that live in all marine environments.