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Articles | Volume 18, issue 20
Articles | Volume 18, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5719-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5719-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 20
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26 Oct 2021
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Photosynthetic activity in Devonian Foraminifera

Zofia Dubicka, Maria Gajewska, Wojciech Kozłowski, Pamela Hallock, and Johann Hohenegger

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Benthic foraminifera play a significant role in modern reefal ecosystems mainly due to their symbiosis with photosynthetic microorganisms. Foraminifera were also components of Devonian stromatoporoid coral reefs; however, whether they could have harbored symbionts has remained unclear. We show that Devonian foraminifera may have stayed photosynthetically active, which likely had an impact on their evolutionary radiation and possibly also on the functioning of Paleozoic shallow marine ecosystems.
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