3D-morphospace

From Foraminifera

| MORPHOSPACE | 1D-morphospace | 2D-morphospace | nD-morphospace |

The morphospace includes all forms created by the model with systematically varying parameter values. These parameters define dimensions of the morphospace.

"The theoretical morphospace of foraminifera reveals regions of the morphospace that include similar forms. These specific fields in the morphospace, called morphophases, are separated from each other by either sharp or gradual morphophase transitions, which involve sharp or gradual changes in morphology controlled by changes of the model parameters. Optimised emplacement of foraminiferal apertures is responsible for these morphophase transitions." (Tyszka 2006)

Morphophases (in colour) separated by morphophase transitions presented on the 3-dimensional fragment of the theoretical foraminiferal morphospace (see above).