monaxonal

English

Etymology

From monaxon +‎ -al.

Adjective

monaxonal (not comparable)

1. Having one axis.
   • 1967, James Herdman Wilmoth, Biology of Invertebrata, page 58:

     In this group the skeleton is composed of monaxonal and tri- and tetractinal spicules of calcium carbonate.

   • 1984, A Synoptic Classification of Living Organisms, →ISBN, page 138:

     With a reticulate, fibrous skeleton of spongin spined by unique monaxonal spicules pointed at one end, blunt at other and bearing whorls of small spines along their length.

   • 1984, The Cell Biology of Sponges, →ISBN, page 13:

     However, since in reality the two remaining rays are in the same plane, diactines can also be considered monaxonal.