Valvocopula

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A copula (girdle) that runs around the valve of a diatom

    "Girdle elements of Orizaformis also have single rows of puncta and a hyaline valvocopula, though in this genus there is no noticeable size difference between the valvocopula and other girdle elements."

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"Girdle elements of Orizaformis also have single rows of puncta and a hyaline valvocopula, though in this genus there is no noticeable size difference between the valvocopula and other girdle elements."

Etymology

From valvo- + copula.

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