valvocopulae

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A form of valvocopula — A copula (girdle) that runs around the valve of a diatom

Scrabble 22

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of valvocopula

    Complete girdle was not observed, although valvocopulae have been observed and show the presence of a single row of relatively large pores (Fig 10c ) similar to T.

    2015 October 15, “New Insights into Plagiogrammaceae (Bacillariophyta) Based on Multigene Phylogenies and Morphological Characteristics with the Description of a New Genus and Three New Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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