Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Glossary

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Sigmoid

Sigmoid refers to an object which resembles the shape of the letter S.

Citations

Gyrosigma Iconic 500X500
Image Credit: Sarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund
This valve of Gyrosigma has a sigmoid outline and raphe.
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