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[[File:Fig 25.jpg|thumb|<font size="2">'''Fig. 1.''' Calyces in [[arborescent]] ''Miniacina miniacea'' (Pallas) from the Gulf of Aqaba. Recent. '''A:''' Fragment broken perpendicularly with respect to the axis of the branch, showing an exterior view of the broken funnel walls of the calyces. SEM graph. '''B:''' External view of a branch tip showing calyces and apertures at the limiting suture of the expanse chamber that covers previously formed tubular peristomes. SEM graph. '''C:''' Fragment broken in the axial plane of branch. SEM graph. '''D:''' Thin section perpendicular to the stem axis of the shell. Transmitted light micrograph. Calyces cut obliquely produced characteristic undulating intersections.
'''a:''' apertures in marginal position, to be transformed into stolons when overgrown by a subseqent expanse chamber; '''cy:''' calyx; '''per:''' tubular peristome either terminal or overgrown by subsequent expanse chambers; '''pr:''' [[proloculus]]; '''s:''' marginal suture of expanse chamber; '''st:''' [[stolon]]; (Hottinger, 2006; fig. 25 [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html] '''CC'''/BY-NC-SA)]]
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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''CALYX''' - pl. calyces ([[pillar-pore]]); a funnel-shaped, perforate invagination of lateral wall supporting expanse chambers over a wide area as in ''Miniacina''.





==References==
Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744                                                              
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