蜂巢蟲(學名:Alveolina)是一種生存於古新世贊尼特期至始新世的已滅絕海生單細胞有孔蟲[1][2],其化石呈橢圓形或球形且體型很大。蜂巢蟲的殼體由眾多的小殼室組成,內部長滿共生的藻類。它們生活在溫暖、淺水域的海床上。數量龐大的蜂巢蟲有時會形成石灰岩。[3][4]
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