- The
osculum (pl.: oscula) is an
excretory structure in the
living sponge, a
large opening to the
outside through which the
current of
water exits after...
- oscular, oscularity, osculate, osculation, osculator, osculatory, osculatrix,
oscule,
osculum †osculum oscul- os oss- bone exossation, interosseous, osseous...
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comprises tightly-knit tubes,
several tubes joining to
share one
common oscule,
slightly raised above the surface.
There are no
erect free branches. Cells...
- Namibia. This
sponge is made up of
rounded lobes. Each lobe has a
distinct oscule on the top surface.
Individual specimens can grow up to 40 cm (16 in) in...
- a
continuous water flow
though canals in the
interior which open into
oscules that are
centralized in
atrial openings, the sieve-plates. (d) M. chuni...
-
spongin and
chitin skeleton for support. This
sponge is
covered in tiny
oscules,
which are
small openings through which the
sponge pulls water. Sponges...
- ****ules
which may be up to 4 mm (0.16 in) long. It has a
single large oscule (4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in)) at the top. The
cortex is undifferentiated. The...
- m****ive form is
characterized by
tuberculate inhalant papillae,
large oscules with
raised rims
along the ridges, and
delicate inhalant papillae that...
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apparent when silt
falls onto the surface. The
sponge features a few
small oscules scattered along ridges and lobes,
often occupied by
crustaceans and brittle...
- constrictions.
These branches end with
rounded ends with
distinct oscules.
Oscules may also
occur on
rounded elevations along the branches. The surface...
