Epitheca

/ˌɛpɪˈθiːkə/

Translation of "epitheca" into Russian

Noun

/ˌɛpɪˈθiːkə/

epitheca

epithecae pl

epithecas pl

эпитека

The epitheca is the outer layer of the theca in certain algae.

Эпитека - это внешний слой теки у некоторых водорослей.

Noun

/ˌɛpɪˈθiːkə/

The larger, older half of a diatom frustule that overlaps the hypotheca.

Under the scanning electron microscope, the epitheca appeared broader than the hypotheca.

A continuous outer skeletal layer deposited over earlier structures in certain corals or bryozoans.

The coral fragment showed an unusually thick epitheca covering its original wall.

Adjective

/ˌɛpɪˈθiːkə/

Relating to or characteristic of an epitheca; used before a noun in an attributive sense.

Epitheca thickness varies considerably among diatom species.