brevis in longo is observed, so although the last syllable can actually be short or long, it always "counts" as long.

Related metres

Runs of glyconic lines are often ended by a pherecratean (a catalectic glyconic, gl^):

: x x - u u - -

The acephalous ("headless") version (^gl), also known as the telesillean (Latin: telesilleus),