Nucleoconch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nucleoconch is a noun meaning (zoology) The embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
Meaning
(zoology) The embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
Example Sentences
This nucleoconch is less than half the size of that seen in the sections of D. crassa.
A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be.
Word Forms
- nucleoconchs
- nucleoconches
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protoconch, teleoconch, deuteroconch, prodissoconch, conch, macroconch.
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