Annual and interannual planktonic foraminifera (PF) fluxes, species assemblage composition, vertical distribution (0–600 m) and shell-size-distribution (63–125, 125–500, 500–1000 µm) were characterized in the marginal oligotrophic Gulf of Aqaba (GOA),

The Mg/Ca of marine calcareous Planktic Foraminifera (PF) shells is commonly used for sea surface temperature reconstructions. However, compared to open marine environments, hypersaline (>40) oligotrophic seas have been shown to accommodate PF with higher

Because many forminiferologists pay little attention to the smallest planktic foraminiferal species, the role of Globigerinita clarkei (Rögl & Bolli) as a fauna making species has been largely overlooked. Although it is widely distributed throughout the