Definition: A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being partly divided into a determinate number of regions that are lacking symmetry or evenness.
Definition: Egg-shaped; a spheroid quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting a continuous convex surface with an axis of symmetry and one axis longer than the other.
Definition: A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center.
Definition: A state of the cingulum wherein the end of the cingulum is higher than the beginning. Facing the ventral side of the cell, the cingulum on your right-hand side is lower than the cingulum on your left-hand side.
Definition: A shape quality inhering in a bearer the shape of a cone in which the distance from the point to the base circumference is not the same at all points along the circumference. This is a 3D shape.
Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
Definition: A cell shape that approximates a cylinder. (Sun, J. and Liu, D. 2003. Geometric models for calculating cell biovolume and surface area for phytoplankton, J. Plankton Res., 25, 1331–1346, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbg096, Table II)
Definition: Egg-shaped; a spheroid quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting a continuous convex surface with an axis of symmetry and one axis longer than the other.
