Theca vs Thecate - What's the difference?
theca | thecate |
(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
(biology) Having a theca, or outer sheath
*{{quote-book, 1974, Ronald Victor Tait, Robert S. De Santo, Elements of Marine Ecology
, passage=Others are thecate , covered with a strong wall of interlocking cellulose plates.}}
In biology|lang=en terms the difference between theca and thecate
is that theca is (biology) any external case or sheath while thecate is (biology) having a theca, or outer sheath.As a noun theca
is (biology) any external case or sheath.As an adjective thecate is
(biology) having a theca, or outer sheath.theca
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{{der3, thecal , thecate , thecoma , epitheca , ootheca , gnathotheca , hypotheca , spermatheca , theca externa , theca interna , theca folliculi}}External links
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