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Epitheca

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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.
epicingulumnounThe vertical lip of the epitheca of a diatom
hypotheciumnounThe layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the thecium
thecasporenounA 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.
epiconenounSynonym 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
hypovalvenounThe 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.
pseudotheciumnounAn 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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