Epitheca vs Hypotheca - What's the difference?
epitheca | hypotheca | coordinate terms |
(microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
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(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate
Hypotheca is a coordinate term of epitheca.
In microbiology planktology terms the difference between epitheca and hypotheca
is that epitheca is the upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate while hypotheca is the lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.epitheca
English
Noun
(epithecae)- 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).
