- Look up
denticle or
denticles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
denticle is any
small tooth-like or bristle-like structure. "
Denticle" may
refer to:...
- The
denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long,
species of ray-finned fish
found only in the
rivers of Benin, Nigeria...
- rays. They are also
called dermal denticles.
Placoid scales are
structurally homologous with
vertebrate teeth ("
denticle"
translates to "small tooth"), having...
- and
density (
denticles per unit distance) are used to
describe and
classify fossilized teeth,
especially those of dinosaurs.
Denticles are also present...
-
intermediate denticles in juveniles, but up to 3.5
times the size of the
intermediate denticles in adults. Furthermore, the
terminal denticle was far larger...
- in up to nine rows of
large denticles pointing anteriorly. The
dorsal side of the head has its own
collection of
denticles which point posteriorly. The...
- shark,
which lives only in freshwater.
Sharks have a
covering of
dermal denticles that
protects their skin from
damage and
parasites in
addition to improving...
- with half the
number of
denticles of the
parent cell. The full
complement of
denticles is
restored by
synthesis of new
denticles from the
outer edge of...
-
denticles may have been
composed of bone
rather than a form of dentin, and many
denticles form fused,
compound structures.
These compound denticles,...
- also
called placoid scales (or
dermal denticles),
making it feel like sandpaper. In most species, all
dermal denticles are
oriented in one direction, making...
