Table 1 Intracellular phosphate storage and mean cell volumes for benthic foraminifera from diverse marine environments
From: Widespread occurrence and relevance of phosphate storage in foraminifera
Species | Mean cell volume (l) | s.d. | Individual phosphate content (pmol ind−1) | s.d. | Intracellular phosphate concentration (mM) | s.d. | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. confertitesta | 9.32 × 10−9 | 1.29 × 10−9 | 412 | 225 | 42.7 | 20.7 | Friedrichskoog |
A. veneta (ox.) | 3.63 × 10−9 | 20 | 2.6 | Culture | |||
A. veneta (anox.) | 3.72 × 10−9 | 10 | 5.4 | Culture | |||
B. costata | 7.92 × 10−10 | 2.99 × 10−11 | 33 | 4 | 41.2 | 6.2 | Peru (OMZ) |
Bolivina interjuncta | 1.56 × 10−8 | 7.80 × 10−10 | 321 | 45 | 20.6 | 2.8 | Peru (OMZ) |
B. seminuda | 1.69 × 10−9 | 3.94 × 10−10 | 69 | 25 | 40.3 | 8.3 | Peru (OMZ) |
B. spissa | 3.49 × 10−9 | 83 | 23.8 | Sagami Bay | |||
Cassidulina limbata | 1.96 × 10−8 | 2.26 × 10−9 | 290 | 7 | 14.9 | 2.1 | Peru (OMZ) |
C. ovoidea | 8.06 × 10−9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sagami Bay | |||
Cibiscides mundulus | 6.79 × 10−8 | 9.46 × 10−9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rainbow Vent Field (MAR) |
Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi | 1.91 × 10−8 | 5.04 × 10−9 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Rainbow Vent Field (MAR) |
Eggerella advena | 2.59 × 10−9 | 31 | 12.1 | Bedford Basin | |||
E. bartletti | 2.94 × 10−8 | 4.37 × 10−9 | 478 | 27 | 16.4 | 1.5 | Bedford Basin |
Globobulimina affinis | 1.76 × 10−7 | 2.48 × 10−8 | 1,078 | 201 | 6.3 | 2.0 | Sagami Bay |
Globobulimina affinis | 9.62 × 10−8 | 600 | 6.2 | Bedford Basin | |||
H. germanica | 1.15 × 10−8 | 9.49 × 10−10 | 165 | 25 | 14.5 | 3.1 | Friedrichskoog |
H. elegans | 1.28 × 10−7 | 88 | 0.7 | Rainbow Vent Field (MAR) | |||
Labrospira crassimarga | 3.97 × 10−8 | 56 | 1.4 | Bedford Basin | |||
R. algaeformis | 7.40 × 10−7 | 108 | 0.1 | Rainbow Vent Field (MAR) | |||
Spiroplectammina biformis | 2.02 × 10−9 | 1.74 × 10−10 | 19 | 1 | 9.3 | 0.2 | Bedford Basin |
Stainforthia fusiformis | 7.52 × 10−10 | 1.11 × 10−10 | 9 | 5 | 12.3 | 8.7 | Bedford Basin |
Uvigerina akitaensis | 1.50 × 10−8 | 1.28 × 10−9 | 203 | 5 | 13.6 | 0.9 | Sagami Bay |
Valvulineria inflata | 1.35 × 10−7 | 3.28 × 10−8 | 2,603 | 684 | 19.5 | 3.6 | Peru (OMZ) |
