Qilu Network on February 13, the beginning of the New Year, sponsored by the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau) and undertaken by the Shandong Museum, the "Heart of the Ocean - Foraminifera Science Exhibition" was officially launched on the afternoon of February 12. This exhibition is an important measure for Shandong's cultural tourism industry to help the strategy of strengthening the marine province, and it is also another attempt by the Shandong Museum to strengthen cooperation with the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is of great significance to further enrich and improve the public cultural service system of our province and meet the needs of the people's beautiful cultural life.
Foraminifera are shelled or shellless, single-celled animals composed of a clump of protoplasm belonging to the protozoal kingdom granulocons Phylum Foraminifera. There are one or more openings in the shell surface or shell mouth for the pseudopod to protrude. Foraminifera often have holes in the next door between different atriums, hence the name foraminifera. Its single adult cells are as small as 0.02 mm and as large as 110 mm, which is the largest and most diverse group of protozoa. Foraminifera has a history of more than 500 million years since the Cambrian Period, and there are more than 40,000 known fossil species and more than 6,000 species, the vast majority of which are marine species, camp benthic or planktonic life.
The exhibition was strongly supported by the team of academician Zheng Shouyi of the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zheng Shouyi was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001, he has been engaged in marine biology research for a long time, and has been carrying out modern foraminifera research in China for more than 60 years, and is one of the pioneers and founders of this research field in China. In 2003, he was awarded the Kushman Prize, the highest international award for foraminifera research. Academician Zheng Shouyi is committed to the application of science education and scientific research, developed the first domestic and international rare foraminifera model, the original only under the microscope can see the foraminifera, carved into the current some like shells, some like clay pots, some like whistles, some like garland models, vividly presented in front of the public,become people can see and touch the scientific research teaching aids, popular science exhibits, tourism souvenirs and large sculptures.
During the preparation of the exhibition, Academician Zheng and her team and the business staff of The Shandong Museum conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the selection and identification of foraminifera specimen species, the preparation and display method of the display outline, which not only ensured the academic nature of the exhibition, but also enhanced the effect of science popularization.
In order to present the foraminifera with an average size of only 1 mm to the general audience through the exhibition, the Shandong Museum invited Hou Xinjian, a senior reporter of Shandong Pictorial And social and a famous photographer, to overcome difficulties together, from scanning electron microscopy, to ultra-depth of field microscopy technology, to micro photography shooting, one by one, and finally achieved the perfect integration of science and art, presenting a wonderful and chic microscopic marine life world to the audience.
The exhibition exhibits a total of 126 foraminifera specimens, more than 50 specimen enlarged models, and more than 100 specimen photomicrography photos, presenting the artistic beauty, species diversity, survival adaptability, and environmental significance indicated by the shell of foraminifera from multiple angles. During the Spring Festival, the exhibition was previewed, receiving an average of more than 10,000 visitors per day, becoming a highlight of many exhibition activities in Shandong Museum.
Lightning News reporter Yin Chengqian Intern reporter Zheng Boyue Gao Lichen