Rimmed depression

A rimmed depression is a hyaline depression on the inside of a valve. It occurs only in some species of the genus Planothidium and is a depression of the asymmetric central area on the rapheless valve.

See also hood.

Alternative Terms

hufeisen

The German term used to describe this structure is also used in English floras.

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Image Credit: Marina Potapova
A scanning electron micrograph of the inside of the rapheless valve of a species of Planothidium. The arrow indicates the rimmed depression.
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Image Credit: Marina Potapova
A light micrograph of the rapheless valve of a species of Planothidium with the rimmed depression at the arrow.