Difference between revisions of "Cyst"
(Created page with "__FORCETOC__ ==Definition== *''according to Hottinger (2006):'' '''CYST''' - a temporary cover enveloping part of the shell, the whole shell or several individuals, consisting...") |
|||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*''according to Hottinger (2006):'' | *''according to Hottinger (2006):'' | ||
− | '''CYST''' - a temporary cover enveloping part of the shell, the whole shell or several individuals, consisting of adventitious material bound together by organic material or slime, as a protection of chamber building or of reproduction processes. Accumulations of refused food particles in front of the face at the margin of discoidal shells are called | + | '''CYST''' - a temporary cover enveloping part of the shell, the whole shell or several individuals, consisting of adventitious material bound together by organic material or slime, as a protection of chamber building or of reproduction processes. Accumulations of refused food particles in front of the face at the margin of discoidal shells are called feeding cysts. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
− | *[[feeding | + | *[[feeding cyst]] |
==References== | ==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 | 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 | ||
− | + | | [[Foraminifera]] | [[EForams-LINKS|FORAM-Links]] | [[CONTRIBUTORS|Contributors]] |