Genus of single-celled organisms
Ammonia
Ammonia tepida
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Clade :
Diaphoretickes
Clade :
SAR
Phylum:
Retaria
Subphylum:
Foraminifera
Class:
Globothalamea
Order:
Rotaliida
Family:
Ammoniidae
Subfamily:
Ammoniinae
Genus:
Ammonia Brünnich , 1772
Type species
Nautilus beccarii
Species[1]
Ammonia aberdoveyensis Haynes, 1973
Ammonia abramovichae Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia advena (Cushman, 1922)
Ammonia akitaae Hayward, Frenzel & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia aoteana (Finlay, 1940)
Ammonia arabica Kaushik, 2021
Ammonia ariakensis Akimoto, 2002
Ammonia batava (Hofker, 1951)
Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ammonia bellaria Schönfeld, Beccari, Schmidt & Spezzaferri, 2021
Ammonia bradyi (Billman, Hottinger & Oesterle, 1980)
Ammonia buzasi Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia caspica Shchedrina in Mayer, 1968
Ammonia collinsi (Parr, 1932)
Ammonia confertitesta Zheng, 1978
Ammonia convexa (Collins, 1958)
Ammonia convexidorsa Zheng, 1978
Ammonia corallinarum (d'Orbigny in Deshayes, 1832)
Ammonia debenayi Hayward & Holzmann, 2019
Ammonia decorata Golik, 1977
Ammonia differens McCulloch, 1977
Ammonia dilucida Shchedrina, 1984
Ammonia fajemilai Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia falsobeccarii (Rouvillois, 1974)
Ammonia glans Shchedrina, 1984
Ammonia goldsteinae Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia goodayi Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia haigi Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia hattai Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia heterogenea (Shchedrina, 1984)
Ammonia irridescens (Arnal, 1958)
Ammonia jacksoni Buzas, Smith & Beem, 1977
Ammonia japonica (Hada, 1931)
Ammonia jorisseni Hayward, Holzmann & Renjaan, 2021
Ammonia justinparkeri Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia karadagica (Dolgopolskaya & Pauli, 1931)
Ammonia ketienziensis (Ishizaki, 1943)
Ammonia kitazatoi Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia morleyae Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia moroensis Hofker, 1978
Ammonia neobeccarii Shchedrina & Mayer, 1975
Ammonia parasovica Shchedrina & Mayer, 1975
Ammonia parkinsoniana (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Ammonia pauciloculata (Phleger & Parker, 1951)
Ammonia paucipora Zheng, 1979
Ammonia pawlowskii Hayward & Holzmann, 2019
Ammonia rolshauseni (Cushman & Bermúdez, 1946)
Ammonia rugulosa Parker, 2009
Ammonia shchedrinae Hayward & Holzmann, 2021
Ammonia sobrina (Shupack, 1934)
Ammonia tepida (Cushman, 1926)
Ammonia turgida (Hofker, 1951)
Ammonia venecpeyreae Hayward & Holzmann, 2019
Ammonia veneta (Schultze, 1854)
Synonyms [1]
Challengerella Billman, Hottinger & Oesterle, 1980
Hammonia Soldani, 1789
Pseudohelenina Collins, 1974
Rolshausenia Bermúdez, 1952
Rotalia (Turbinuline)
Strebloides Bermúdez & Seiglie, 1963
Streblus Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Turbinulina Risso, 1826
Ammonia beccarii , showing characteristic coiled shell
Ammonia is a genus of marine foraminifers . It is one of the most abundant foraminifer genera worldwide and occurs in sheltered and shallow marine intertidal environments, sometimes in brackish waters.[2]
Species
The classification of the genus Ammonia in species is controversial. While several different forms exist, many authors consider the genus to consist of a single species, Ammonia beccarii , with many ecophenotypes. However, recent molecular studies revealed that the genus consists of many species, although they may be difficult to discriminate based on morphology.[3]
Based on a comparison between molecular results and morphology, the following species appear to be valid:
Ammonia aberdoveyensis Haynes, 1973
Ammonia aomoriensis (Asano, 1951)
Ammonia aoteana (Finlay, 1940)
Ammonia batava (Hofker, 1951)
Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus , 1758 )
Ammonia convexa (Collins, 1958)
Ammonia irridescens (Arnal, 1958) (maybe a synonym of A. tepida )
Ammonia limnetes (Todd & Bronnimann, 1957)
Ammonia sobrina (Shupack, 1934)
Ammonia tepida (Cushman, 1926)
Additionally, several other molecular types have been discovered that do not match any of the described species and thus possibly represent new taxa.[3]
References
^ a b Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Ammonia Brünnich, 1771. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112078 on 16 June 2024
^ Walton, W. R.; Sloan, B. J. (1990). "The genus Ammonia Bruennich, 1772; its geographic distribution and morphologic variability". The Journal of Foraminiferal Research . 20 (2): 128–156. Bibcode :1990JForR..20..128W . doi :10.2113/gsjfr.20.2.128 . ISSN 0096-1191 .
^ a b Hayward, Bruce W.; Holzmann, Maria; Grenfell, Hugh R.; Pawlowski, Jan; Triggs, Chris M. (2004). "Morphological distinction of molecular types in Ammonia – towards a taxonomic revision of the world's most commonly misidentified foraminifera". Marine Micropaleontology . 50 (3–4): 237–271. Bibcode :2004MarMP..50..237H . doi :10.1016/S0377-8398(03)00074-4 . ISSN 0377-8398 .