Epitheca
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epitheca is a noun meaning (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
Meaning
(microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
Example Sentences
Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium […]
Word Forms
- epithecae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypotheca, theca, episome, thecaphore, epicingulum, hypothecium.
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