spicule

unit of the skeleton of some marine invertebrates, made of carbonate calcium or silica
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q520831
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spicule

Summary

spicule is a class of anatomical entity[1]. spicule draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #287 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • spicule's image is recorded as Sponge-spicule hg.jpg[3].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Chondrocladia turbiformis isochelae.png[4].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Spicules.jpg[5].
  • spicule's image is recorded as MicroscopicSpiculesfromPachastrellidSponge.jpg[6].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Ossicles and sclerites - various (265 12) From bodies of Porifera, sea corals and holuthureans.jpg[7].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Reef0595 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg[8].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Spikule.PNG[9].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Spicule synthesis.PNG[10].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Sterraster Geodia barretti.tif[11].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Neoschrammeniella inaequalis (10.7717-peerj.8703) Figure 5.png[12].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Chelae and sigmancistras in carnivorous sponges.png[13].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Demospongiae spicule diversity.png[14].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Spicules of sponge (SEM).JPG[15].
  • spicule's image is recorded as EB1911 Sponges - Spicules of Calcareous Sponges.jpg[16].
  • spicule's image is recorded as EB1911 Sponges - Spicules of Heteractinellida.jpg[17].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Sponge Spicules of Euplectella.jpg[18].
  • spicule's image is recorded as Sponge Spicules Euplectella.jpg[19].
  • spicule's image is recorded as MicroscopicSpiculesfromPachastrellidSponge.jpg[20].
  • spicule's image is recorded as EB1911 Sponges - Tetraxon type of Spicule and its derivatives.jpg[21].
  • spicule's image is recorded as EB1911 Sponges - Derivatives of the Hexact type of Spicule (2).jpg[22].
  • spicule's image is recorded as EB1911 Sponges - Derivatives of the Hexact type of Spicule.jpg[23].
  • spicule's image is recorded as FMIB 53283 Spicules varies d'eponges, d'apres Topsent.jpeg[24].
  • spicule's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[25].
  • spicule's subclass of is recorded as organ part[26].
  • spicule's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[27].

Why It Matters

spicule draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #287 of 1,372).[2] spicule has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] spicule is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). spicule. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/spicule
MLA “spicule.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/spicule.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_spicule_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{spicule}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/spicule}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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