different between dinoflagellate vs epitheca

dinoflagellate

English

Alternative forms

  • dinoflagelate

Etymology

From Dinoflagellata (phylum name), equivalent to dino- +? flagellate.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?l?t

Noun

dinoflagellate (plural dinoflagellates)

  1. Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.

Translations

Anagrams

  • deflagellation

Italian

Noun

dinoflagellate f

  1. plural of dinoflagellata

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epitheca

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ??? (epí, upon) + ???? (th?k?, case, box, receptacle)

Noun

epitheca (plural epithecae)

  1. (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
    • 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

See also

  • Frustule

Anagrams

  • petechia

epitheca From the web:

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