fultoportula

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noun

A tubular process, in some diatoms, that functions as a pore.

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nounfultoportula (plural fultoportulae)

plural fultoportulae

  1. A tubular process, in some diatoms, that functions as a pore.

    They have a short tube and four satellite pores, and one isolated fultoportula is located near the centre of the valve.

    1992, Robert Lücking, Folliicolous lichens: a contribution to the knowledge of the lichen flora of Costa Rica, Central America
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