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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''FEEDING CYST''' - pads or rolls of the remains of digested food that accumulate temporarily in front of apertural faces of benthic foraminifera. May contain identifyable particles such as coccoliths or diatom frustules indicating elements of the diet of the foraminifer.

==See also==
*[[cyst]]

==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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