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spicules <a spicule; spicules> N

spicules

spicule <a spicule; spicules> N GEOL

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The body is stiff and protected by small spicules.
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Spicules are microscopic, pin-like structures within the sponges tissues that provide structural support for the sponge.
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The minute calcareous spicules in the flexible membrane called the mesoglea that covers the skeleton are called sclerites.
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The skeletal elements form a lattice-like structure made up of fused spicules of silica.
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All the stems have 10-18 spiny vertical ridges that contain silica spicules.
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Their skeletons are made of spicules consisting of fibers of the protein spongin, the mineral silica, or both.
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Because the spicules are embedded in soft fossils, the abrasion damage is not as immediately apparent as it would be from sandpaper or rough bricks.
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The colonys rigidity and purple color come from calcium carbonate spicules throughout the polyps tissues.
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The spicules are biologically-formed silica structures, also known as biosilica.
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The males each have spicules and one tubular tesis.
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