Profound researches carried out in European and North American countries have demonstrated that testate amoebae are excellent indicators for paleoenvironmental changes.

• 我国地域辽阔，生境多样，无论是开展现代有壳变形虫的生态学研究，还是沉积物中有壳变形虫记录的古环境重建，都有巨大的研究潜力。