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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''EMBRYONIC''' - the earliest growth stage in foraminiferal ontogeny, usually distinguished from later stages by an abrupt change in shell architecture, commonly with thickened walls indicating a longer period of cessation in growth as frequent in the megalospheric generation of larger K-strategists (bi- and triconchs; embryonic apparatus).

==See also==
* [[triconch]]
* [[biconch]]
* [[embryonic apparatus]]
==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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