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Foraminifera taxon details
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Diagnosis Test attached, expanded basal area containing ramifying passages that converge to a central cavity, or may grow free from a bulbous early portion, later stage may branch dichotomously, occasionally more than o e tubular portion may arise from a single basal expansion; wall fragile, of fine sand and sponge spicules that are oriented parallel to the sides of the tube and agglutinated on an organic base; apertures are simple terminal openings on the slightly constricted ends of the branches and may be bordered by projecting spicules. Holocene; S. Pacific. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
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