Cribellum
Sign in to savethumb|right|upright|Progradungula otwayensis ([[Gradungulidae) holding a snare made from silk spun from its cribellum]]
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- Ancestral trait
- Prevalence
- Cribellate families
- Diatom cribellum
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thumb|right|upright|Progradungula otwayensis ([[Gradungulidae) holding a snare made from silk spun from its cribellum]]
Cribellum literally means 'little sieve', and in biology the term generally applies to anatomical structures in the form of tiny perforated plates.
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