A total of 164 marine superficial sediments samples were collected in the channels and fjords area of Chile (42°-56° S) in order to investigate the presence of the Cassidulinidae family. (Protozoa: Foraminiferida). It was identified 12 species, classified in 4 genera. The most wide geographic distribution taxa in the channels and fjords were: Globocassidulina rossensis (50,6 % of samples), Cassidulinoides parkerianus (42,1 %) and Cassidulina laevigata (34,8 %). Mention for presence of this 12 species from their localities in Chile was carried up. It was collected 29.033 specimens and the most abundant species were: Globocassidulina minuta (42,2 %), Globocassidulina subglobosa (19,9 %) y Globocassidulina rossensis (16,7 %).
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