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Definition of Acicula

Acicula
Acicula A*cic"u*la, n.; pl. Acicul[ae]. [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

Meaning of Acicula from wikipedia

- Acicula (sg.: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia in polychaete annelids. Hutchings, P. A.; Fauchald, K. (2000)...
- Mycena acicula, commonly known as the orange bonnet, or the coral spring Mycena, is a species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is found in Asia...
- Creseis acicula is a species of pteropod, a distant type of sea-slug. It is in the family Creseidae. Creseis acicula's size varies from 0.5–3.3 cm (0.2–1...
- Melanella acicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species is one of many species known to exist within...
- Acicula fusca is a species of land snail in the family Aciculidae. It is known by the common name point snail. It is native to Europe, where it occurs...
- genus Acicula include: Acicula algerensis E. Gittenberger & Boeters, 1977 Acicula beneckei (Andreae, 1883) Acicula benoiti (Bourguignat, 1864) Acicula corcyrensis...
- specific and greatly diversified. A single stout internal chaeta, called an acicula, may be present in each lobe, which are used to support well-developed...
- Hypatima acicula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1999.[failed verification]...
- Cecilioides acicula, common name the "blind snail" or "blind awlsnail", is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate...
- that provide support for well-developed notopodia or parapodia are called acicula. A wide range of chaetal shapes and arrangements exists: Basic forms are...