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Dinoflagellate vs Epitheca - What's the difference?

dinoflagellate | epitheca |

As nouns the difference between dinoflagellate and epitheca

is that dinoflagellate is any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum Dinoflagellata, that have two flagella while epitheca is the upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.

dinoflagellate

English

Noun

(wikipedia dinoflagellate) (en noun)
  • Any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum Dinoflagellata, that have two flagella
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    epitheca

    English

    Noun

    (epithecae)
  • (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
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    • The frustule's structure is usually composed of two overlapping sections, known as valves. The upper valve is termed the epitheca and is slightly larger and overlaps the lower valve, the hypotheca.
  • * ucl.ac.uk diatom webpage
    • The diatom frustule is often likened to a pill-box ... with an epitheca (larger upper valve), and a hypotheca (smaller lower valve).

    Coordinate terms

    * hypotheca

    Derived terms

    * epithecal

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