Difference between revisions of "Complex multilocular tests"
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| − | [[Image:Alveolina.melo.jpg|thumb|left| | + | [[Image:Alveolina.melo.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<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>]] |
Complex multilocular tests are composed of chambers subdivided by partitions into chamberlets. Such chambers have multiple apertures, which are responsible for the formation of chamberlets during chamber additions. | Complex multilocular tests are composed of chambers subdivided by partitions into chamberlets. Such chambers have multiple apertures, which are responsible for the formation of chamberlets during chamber additions. | ||
