spicule in a sentence

Examples

1. In sponges they secrete calcareous or siliceous spicules which are found in the mesohyl layer of sponges.
2. Spicules are formed in a cloud when the glass explodes from the contact of the cold jet.
3. The spicules are all of a similar shape, three-rayed " triactines ".
4. Their tegument is somewhat sticky because of the anchor-like spicules that project through the skin.
5. The skeleton is composed of spicules arranged radially near the surface, but chaotically in the interior.
6. Certain species have strange canoe-shaped spicules and these are all found in the Caribbean Sea.
7. Body and fins are covered with tiny spicules, resulting in a velvety feel that inspires the name.
8. Triactines are the most abundant spicules; the apical actine is shorter and thinner than the facial ones.
9. Its antennae are about the length of the head, and containing pointed spicules towards the inner side.
10. The gubernaculum is another organ of the nematode male copulatory system, which guides the spicules during copulation.