Columella
Columella (Latin colum (n) ella "small column") stands for:
- Columella (genus) , a genus of diaper snails
- Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella , ancient Roman agricultural author
- cylindrical ancient tomb, see Kioniskos
Columella refers to the following anatomical structures
in humans:
- Nose bridge, see lip #Anatomical foundations of the human lip
in animals:
- the ossicles in amphibians, reptiles and birds, see ossicles #Amphibians, reptiles and birds
- the central spindle in snail shells, see snail shell #The spiral shape of the shell
- the central column in the limestone calyx of the hard corals, see corallite
for mushrooms:
- Columella (mycology) , a sterile, more or less columnar structure in abdominal mushrooms
- Columella (slime molds) , a central element in the fruiting bodies of some slime molds
for plants:
- Columella (moss) , central column in the spore capsule of deciduous and horn moss
