Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Glossary

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Girdle

The girdle of a diatom cell is the cincture.

See also cincture.

Round 1990 cincture
Image Credit: Adapted from Round et al. 1990
Illustration of a diatom frustule. The group of copulae shown in light blue comprise the cincture, or girdle.
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