Difference between revisions of "Morphogenesis"
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| − | Formation of a new chamber in ''Discorbis bertheloti'' | + | Foraminifera grow by a process of discrete stepwise additions of elements to an already existing morphology. |
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| − | (umbilical) side; B – retraction of rhizopodia; C – secretion of a new chamber. Scale-bar = 0.5 mm]] | + | [[Image:ChamberFormGrell.jpg|thumb|left|600px|<font size="2">'''Formation of a new chamber''' in trochospiral ''Discorbis bertheloti'' . A – fan-shaped rhizopodia spreading from the aperture located on the opposite (umbilical) side; B – retraction of rhizopodia; C – secretion of a new chamber. Scale-bar = 0.5 mm (from [[REFERENCES|Tyszka et al., 2005]] - fig. 3, after Grell, 1978, and Le Calvez, 1938, modified)</font>]] |
