Valve view

Valve

 

Valvocopula

Valve view refers to the perspective in which the valve face of a frustule is visible. An alternate view is girdle view, in which the frustule is viewed from the side.

Citations

Barber, H.G. and Hayworth, E.Y. (1981). Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule. Freshwater Biological Association, 112 pp.

Image Credit: Marina Potapova

Light micrograph of Hippodonta capitata, with a girdle view on the left and valve view on the right.