💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epitheca"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypothecanoun | (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate |
| thecanoun | (biology) Any of several external cases or sheaths. |
| episomenoun | (cytology) A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria. |
| thecaphorenoun | (botany) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae. |
| epicingulumnoun | The vertical lip of the epitheca of a diatom |
| hypotheciumnoun | The layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium |
| thecasporenoun | A spore produced in a theca. |
| ectoplastnoun | (cytology) plasma membrane |
| epitheciumnoun | (lichenology, mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses. |
| zootheciumnoun | (zoology) The outer layer of certain protozoans. |
| exotheciumnoun | (botany) The outer layer of the anther. |
| epiconenoun | Synonym of epitheca. |
| hydrothecanoun | (zoology) One of the calicles that protect the hydranths in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora). |
| paratheciumnoun | (biology) The hyphal layer of the apothecium of a lichen |
| perithallusnoun | (botany) The layer of cells surrounding a thallus |
| epispherenoun | (biology) All the epiphytes of a plant |
| hypovalvenoun | The hypotheca of a diatom |
| exothecanoun | (zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa. |
| endothecanoun | (zoology) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another. |
| pseudotheciumnoun | An ascocarp resembling a perithecium but whose asci are not regularly organised into a hymenium and are bitunicate, having a double wall which expands when it takes up water and shoots the enclosed spores out suddenly to disperse them. |
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