CAPITULUM
capitulum: translation
n.; pl. -la [L. caput, head]
1. A small knoblike protuberance.
2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)
The anterior body region of a mite or tick which bears the mouth parts; the gnathosoma.
3. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)
a. In Cirripedia, a portion of the carapace that encloses the body, commonly protected by calcareous plates.b. In Ostracoda, an anterior prominence in the complex tooth and socket hingement.
4. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
a. The enlarged tip of an insect antenna or proboscis. b. In Diptera, the small tubercle at the tip of halteres.
5. (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa)
In Actinaria, an upper, thinwalled region of the column.
6. (NEMATA)
a. The head or manubrium of a spicule. b. A flange of the gubernaculum cuneus.