Glossary
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Proximal raphe
The proximal raphe is the portion of a raphe branch near the central nodule of a valve. The proximal raphe end, a more specific location, borders the central nodule.
See also proximal raphe fissure, distal raphe.
Image Credit: Sarah Spaulding
Image Credit: Josh Stepanek
Image Credit: Sarah Spaulding
Image Credit: Sarah Spaulding
Scanning electron micrograph of Gomphonema. The arrows show the external proximal raphe ends. The raphe is not deflected or dilated. External raphe fissures are absent.
Image Credit: Josh Stepanek
Light micrograph of Amphora. The arrows show the proximal raphe ends, which are dorsally deflected.
Image Credit: Sarah Spaulding
Scanning electron micrograph of an external view of Muelleria. The external proximal raphe fissures are unilaterally deflected, or bent, to the same side of the valve.