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==Definition==

*''according to Hottinger (2006):''

'''METABOLISM''' is the sum of biochemical activity in a living organism. In perforate foraminifera the degree of its magnitude may be reflected to some extent by the diameter and density of pores in the shell walls in relation to the volume of the chamber lumina. 


==See also==
* [[chamber lumen]]
* [[perforate]]
* [[pore]]

  
==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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