Image conopeum_copy.jpg | Species - Diatoms of North America

Glossary Term

Conopeum
Caption

External valve face of Sellaphora californica (SEM). The arrow marks a conopeum. This species is an example with hyaline conopea extending a short distance from the raphe slit, and appearing as longitudinal lines in the light microscope.
Credit

Marina Potapova

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