opephoroid

English

Etymology

Opephora +‎ -oid

Adjective

opephoroid (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or characteristic of diatoms of the genus Opephora
   • 2015 October 15, “New Insights into Plagiogrammaceae (Bacillariophyta) Based on Multigene Phylogenies and Morphological Characteristics with the Description of a New Genus and Three New Species”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Valves in natural populations usually linear to lanceolate elongate with obtusely rounded apices, in culture rather linear elongate, sometimes opephoroid, with broadly rounded head pole and acutely rounded footpole, 6.5–13.3 (in culture), up to 18.9 (in natural population) μみゅーm long, 3–4.3 μみゅーm in width.