Descriptor : Type of plates

Descriptor type : categorical

Plate: Porous plate linking adjacent radial-longitudinal partitions (septa, taeniae, etc).
NB: Resembles a flat synapticula.


Interseptal

Interseptal plate: Porous plate linking adjacent radial-longitudinal partitions (septa, taeniae, etc). Resembling flat synapticula.

Longitudinal

Longitudinal plates: Resembling septa.

Septum (plur. septa): Planar porous partition linking both walls of a two-walled cup with a radial-longitudinal distribution.

Denticulate

Denticulate: With indented rims.

Tabular

Tabular plate: Incomplete tabula-like structure limited to several adjacent intersepta.

isn't included in the term


Hierarchy

Link between vertical intervallar structures
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