Glossary
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Recurved
Recurved describes a structure that is hooked or bent back on itself.
Alternative Terms
- reflexed
- hooked
Barber and Haworth (1981) in Fig. 12, # 23 and 24 use hooked and reflexed.
Image Credit: Marina Potapova
Image Credit: Marina Potapova
This is an SEM image of the internal proximal raphe ends of Gomphoneis geitleri. The raphe ends are recurved internally.