Rugose means "wrinkled". It may refer to:
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Rugosa
The rugosa, also called the tetracorallia or horn coral, are an extinct order of solitary and colonial corals that were abundant in Middle Ordovician to Late Permian seas.
Solitary rugosans (e.g., '' Caninia'', '' Lophophyllidium'', '' Neoza ...
, an extinct order of coral, whose rugose shape earned it the name
* Rugose, adjectival form of
rugae
In anatomy, rugae are a series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ. Most commonly rugae refers to the gastric rugae of the internal surface of the stomach.
Function
A purpose of the gastric rugae is to allow for expansion of ...
Species with "rugose" in their names
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Idiosoma nigrum
''Idiosoma nigrum'', also called black rugose trapdoor spider, occurs only in south-western Western Australia, in dry woodlands east of the Darling Scarp and north to Moore River.
Females can reach a length of about 30mm, males about 18mm.
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'', more commonly, a black rugose trapdoor spider
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Rugose spiraling whitefly
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