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(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
Use hypotheca when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hypotheca means (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
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