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Broad Subject		Biology General - Science Microbiology
Subject		Foraminifera - Classification Foraminifera, Fossil - Classification Ostracoda - Classification Ostracoda, Fossil - Classification Diatoms - Classification Diatoms, Fossil - Classification
Summary		The Ellis and Messina Catalogues are the international authority on taxonomy in Foraminifera (since 1942), Ostracoda (since 1954) and Diatoms (since 1982). The Catalogues now approach 82,000 original illustrated type descriptions, with more than 1,000 added annually.
Publisher		Micropaleontology Press, AMNH
Frequency		Updated annually
Language		English
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