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- Title: Atlas of Benthic Foraminifera from China Seas
- Authors: Yanli Lei, Tiegang Li
- Publisher: Springer
- Pages: 411
Systematic classification and accurate identification of benthic foraminifera has been a keystone for the reconstruction of paleoceanography. However, the availability of general identification books on benthic foraminifera from the China Seas is very limited. Many Chinese geologists of old generation, for example, Yan He, Yi Chun Hao, Pin Xian Wang, etc., had made great contributions to foraminiferal research on the China Seas.
The “Atlas of Benthic Foraminifera from China Seas” bridges old and new knowledge of foraminiferal taxonomy, focusing on the fauna of the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea as the first part of the series.
This monograph describes 183 species that belong to 92 genera, 51 families, and five orders. Researchers identified one new genus, eight new species, one new combination, and four new statements. They also discovered 13 new species in the China Seas and updated descriptions for two species from 50 years ago.
We also try to present an up-to-date taxonomic status with morphological details for each species, and therefore we have made extensive use of micrographs.
“The more you know, the more you don’t know (from Aristotle, Greek)”, we certainly understand that the more problems we meet in foraminiferal taxonomy, the closer we are approaching to the truth. Although there are still a lot of short comings and deficiencies in this monograph, we try to introduce our understanding and share our experiences on benthic foraminifera from China Seas to the world.