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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''EPHEBIC''' -  "adult", i.e. a post-nepionic growth stage during which the features characterizing the shell architecture remain constant. The ephebic stage may grade into a later gerontic stage where the architectural features risk becoming irregular, or are altered to form brood chambers, as is often observed in the microspheric generation of larger, complex foraminifera. 

==See also==
* [[gerontic stage]]

==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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