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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''ENCRUSTING GROWTH''' - the mode of growth of permanently attached shells covering large surfaces by keeping low and close to it, accelerating the occupation of a surface by forming annular [[expanse chambers]] (as in certain species of ''Gypsina''), in competition with rhodophyceans for instance. 

==See also==
*[[arborescent]]
*[[expanse chamber]]
*[[surface of attachment]]
==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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