any small cavity or chamber in plant or animal tissue
: also ˈlocˌule (ˈlɑkˌjul)
Word origin
ModL < L, dim. of locus, place: see local
Examples of 'loculus' in a sentence
loculus
Towards the center of the loculus, the free, lengthened and flagellated spermatozoids are located.
Fernando José CAREZZANO, Karina DORFLINGER, Matías ALONSO, Sergio Pablo URQUIZA BARDONE 2015, 'Testicular Morphohistology of Hypsiboas pulchellus (Amphibia, Hylidae) During theBreeding Season', Acta Biológica Colombianahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/42978. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Each loculus bears 6-12 pores on the external surface, opening to the innerside through rotae.
Luciano F. Fernandes, Roseli M. de Souza-Mosimann 2001, 'The marine epilithic diatom Melosira brandinii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from ElephantIsland, Antarctic Peninsula, with comments on some related species', Brazilian Journal of Oceanographyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592001000100001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)