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valvocopulae

valvocopulae is the plural of valvocopula.

Meaning of valvocopula

Noun

valvocopula (plural valvocopulae)

  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.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...

Questions about valvocopulae

What is valvocopulae the plural of?
Valvocopulae is the plural of valvocopula.

Words near valvocopulae in the dictionary

  1. valviform
  2. valving
  3. Valvo
  4. valvo-
  5. valvocopula
  6. valvocopulae
  7. valvocopular
  8. valvometer
  9. valvometers
  10. valvometric
  11. valvometry

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