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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''FORAMEN''' - [intercameral foramen] (plural: foramina); the opening or openings that allow communication between the lumina of consecutive chambers and provide passage for functional [[endoplasm]]. May be primary, hence formed by an initial [[cameral aperture]], or secondary, ''i.e.'' formed by resorption of [[masks]] or other parts of the [[septum]] ([[tunnel]]). Cameral apertures converted into intercameral foramina may be modified in shape by resorption or through restriction by attachment of a [[toothplate]], [[foramenal plate]] or [[umbilical plate]]. 


==See also== 
*[[aperture]]
*[[cameral aperture]]
*[[endoplasm]]
*[[foramenal plate]]
*[[masks]]
*[[septum]] 
*[[stolon]]
*[[tunnel]]
*[[toothplate]]
*[[umbilical plate]]

==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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