Descriptor : Type of microporous sheath (IW)

Descriptor type : categorical

Microporous sheath: Thin skeletal plate supported by carcass and pierced by micropores (lesser diameter than pores).

IW: Inner wall.


Attached (continuous or discontinuous)

Attached: Microporous sheath attached directly to carcass pore lintels.

Carcass: Part of wall on intervallum side.

Lintel: Skeletal structure separating and bounding adjacent pores.

Independent

Independent: Microporous sheath supported by short beams arising from carcass pore lintels.

Lintel: Skeletal structure separating and bounding adjacent pores.

Carcass: Part of wall on intervallum side.

isn't included in the term


Hierarchy

Type of additional sheath (IW)
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 |_ Type of microporous sheath (IW)