Definition of Oscule. Meaning of Oscule. Synonyms of Oscule

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Definition of Oscule

Oscule
Oscule Os"cule, n. [Cf. F. oscule. See Osculum.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the excurrent apertures of sponges.

Meaning of Oscule from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- Hippospongia communis is a brown or darker color and very porous, due to its many oscules, and is commonly found in shallow waters of the Mediterranean. Throughout...
- lobes typically 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) tall. Each lobe has one opening (oscule) about 2 to 5 mm (0.079 to 0.197 in) in diameter, either located flush on...
- comprises tightly-knit tubes, several tubes joining to share one common oscule, slightly raised above the surface. There are no erect free branches. Cells...
- constrictions. These branches end with rounded ends with distinct oscules. Oscules may also occur on rounded elevations along the branches. The surface...
- 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...
- conical-shaped mounds, which divide as it grows, and only containing one oscule. In 2013, a proposition of a new species of Pseudoceratina was proposed...
- ****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...