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pseudoscule (複数形 pseudoscules)

1. (biology) A false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.
   • 2007, Naglaa M. Mohamed, Ecophysiology of Microbial Communities Associated with Marine Sponges (Ircinia Strobilina) and (Mycale Laxissima), →ISBN:

     Another characteristic is the presence of a 3-6 cm wide large pseudoscule with a transparent membrane.

   • 2013, F. Wiedenmayer, Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas, →ISBN, page 107:

     The height is 11 cm; the largest diameter, just below the pseudoscule, 4–6 by 9 cm; the thickness of the walls, 2–20 mm.