Acicula Explained

Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia in polychaete annelids.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hutchings . P. A. . Fauchald . K. . Polychaetes and Allies: the Southern Synthesis - Class Polychaeata: Definition and General Description . 2000 . CSIRO Publishing . Melbourne . 1–3.

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