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Foraminiferan

Foraminiferan

(Science: protozoa) a type of protozoan which has a calcareous shell (shell made of calcium carbonate), often large enough to be seen by the naked eye. There are both bottom-dwelling and planktonic species. Foraminifera are important index fossils.


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EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX AUGMENTS MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF PSEUDOPODIA IN THE CARNIVOROUS FORAMINIFERAN ASTRAMMINA-RARA - ROLE IN PREY CAPTURE J PROTOZOOL 39 (6): 724-732 NOV-DEC 1992 Abstract: The seemingly delicate, strand-like pseudopodia of Astrammina rara, a camivorous ...

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