anonymous 16352 Benthic foraminiferal genus-level counts from inter-reef surface sediments, Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia Stuhr, Marleen; Kappelmann, Yannis; Mann, Thomas; Westphal, Hildegard (2026): Benthic foraminiferal genus-level counts from inter-reef surface sediments, Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.994083 This dataset contains genus-level counts (#) of benthic foraminifera identified from the 125–2000 µm fraction of 51 inter-reef seafloor surface sediment samples from the Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia. A total of 42 genera are reported, spanning three ecological groups: symbiont-bearing larger benthic foraminifera (including Amphistegina, Operculina, Planoperculina, Heterostegina, Nummulites, Peneroplis, Alveolinella, Borelis, Dendritina, Sorites, Parasorites, Calcarina, and Baculogypsina); small heterotrophic taxa (including Cibicides, Cibicidoides, Quinqueloculina, Triloculina, Pyrgo, Spiroloculina, Cancris, and others); and stress-tolerant taxa indicative of elevated nutrient or turbidity conditions (including Nonion, Ammonia, Elphidium, Textularia, Reusella, and others). Counting methodology follows the FoRAM Index protocol (Hallock et al., 2003) with adjustments for non-reef settings (Prazeres et al., 2020). These data underpin foraminiferal assemblage analysis, cluster classification, and calculation of the FoRAM Index (FI) as an ecological proxy for photic and trophic conditions across the shelf. The field sampling was performed in August 2021 in the framework of the HAnsea project, sample depths range from 4.5 to 73.6 m water depth. Data collection was done between June 2023 and April 2024. 16360 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.994083 2026-06-29T11:04:22+0000 2026 22524 15141 15264 14657 15251 14898 22525 22526 15169 15250 22527 14181 19292 14209 14046 22528 22530 22531 22532 22533 22534 22535 22536 22537 22538 22539 22540 22541 22542 22543 22544 22545 22546 22547 22548 22549 22550 22551 22552 22553 22554 22555 22556 22557 22558 22559 22560 22561 22562 22563 22564 22565 22566 22567 22568 22569 22570 22571 22572 22573 22574 22575 22576 22577 22578 22579 22581 22582 22583 22580 22584 22585 22586