External plates: Plate covering incompletely one or several perforations of a wall.
Carcass: Part of wall on intervallum side.
IW: Inner wall.
S-shaped: Resembles S in longitudinal section.
V-shaped: Resembles V in longitudinal section.
Inverted V-shaped: Resembles A in longitudinal section.
Fused: Adjacent bracts or scales of the same horizontal file are incompletely amalgamated to form a single structure covering two or more perforations of a wall.
Denticulate: With indented rims.
Carcass external plates: inner carcass wall (IW) | |_ Shape of carcass external plates (IW)