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  • Glossary Term
    Partectum
  • Caption
    Light micrographs of Mastogloia smithii. On the left, a high level of focus showing the valve face. On the right, a deeper level of focus revealing the valvocopula, with a row of partecta on each side.
  • Credit
    Pat Kociolek
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