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The '''Foraminifer''', which is also known as the forams for short, is a large group of ameoboid protists. They contain reticulatin pseudopods, and fine strands of cytoplasm that branch out to form a dynamic net. Forams produce a shell or test, that either consist of one or more chambers. Scientist have discovered about 275,000 species, both fossil and living. They average in size from | The '''Foraminifer''', which is also known as the forams for short, is a large group of ameoboid protists. They contain reticulatin pseudopods, and fine strands of cytoplasm that branch out to form a dynamic net. Forams produce a shell or test, that either consist of one or more chambers. Scientist have discovered about 275,000 species, both fossil and living. They average in size from 0.05 millimeter to the largest recorded 19 centimeters. Data proves that Foraminifera are closely related to [[cercozoa]] and [[radiolaria]], all together they make up the group Rhizaria. | ||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
