Glossary
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Clavate
Clavate refers to an object having the shape of a club. Clavate is usually used to describe the asymmetry of Gomphoneis and Gomphonema in valve view.
Image Credit: Pat Kociolek
Image Credit: Pat Kociolek
The valve margins of Gomphoneis olivaceum are clavate in shape.