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Dinoflagellate vs Theca - What's the difference?

dinoflagellate | theca |

As nouns the difference between dinoflagellate and theca

is that dinoflagellate is any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum dinoflagellata, that have two flagella while theca is (biology) any external case or sheath.

dinoflagellate

English

Noun

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

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biology) Any external case or sheath.
  • (botany) The pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
  • (medicine) The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle
  • (microbiology, planktology) The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates
  • (coral science) The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, thecal , thecate , thecoma , epitheca , ootheca , gnathotheca , hypotheca , spermatheca , theca externa , theca interna , theca folliculi}}

    Related terms

    * thecium

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