Foraminifera name details
Hormosina ovicula Brady, 1879
113981 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:113981)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
- Variety Hormosina ovicula var. mexicana Cushman, 1920 accepted as Hormosinella mexicana (Cushman, 1920)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences.</em> 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2021). World Foraminifera Database. Hormosina ovicula Brady, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=113981 on 2026-05-17
original description
Brady, H. B. (1879). Notes on some of the reticularian Rhizopoda of the "Challenger" Expedition; Part I. On new or little known arenaceous types. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Sciences.</em> 19: 20-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14704208 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality