This special issue celebrates the life of Professor Emeritus John Murray (University of Southampton), a world-leading benthic foraminiferalogist, who sadly passed away in October 2021. We invite contributions that reflect the wide range of John’s research and teaching on benthic foraminifera from both the modern and the fossil record and from all marine environments (salt marches to the abyss), including (but not limited to) contributions that focus on ecology and biological–palaeontological interactions.

This special issue celebrates the life of Professor Emeritus John Murray (University of Southampton), a world-leading benthic foraminiferalogist, who sadly passed away in October 2021. We invite contributions that reflect the wide range of John’s research and teaching on benthic foraminifera from both the modern and the fossil record and from all marine environments (salt marches to the abyss), including (but not limited to) contributions that focus on ecology and biological–palaeontological interactions.