骨針(英語:spicules)是多數海綿(多孔動物門)經生物礦化產生的構造,提供結構支持與防禦的功能[1]。四大類群的海綿中有三者(尋常海綿綱六放海綿綱同骨海綿綱)的骨針成分為非晶質的[2]鈣質海綿綱的骨針成分則為碳酸鈣[3]。骨針的大小與形狀因海綿種類不同而異,常作為分類依據[4]

各種形狀的海綿骨針
六放海綿(玻璃海綿)的矽質骨針

形成

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海綿骨針的生成過程[4]
(A)海綿骨針於中質層英語Mesohyl合成: AI:造骨細胞內軸絲(AF)形成;AII:骨針成長;AIII:兩細胞生成的骨針相互連接;AIV:成熟骨針在海綿中轉移位置
(B)海綿死亡、組織分解
(C)脫落的海綿組織
(D)脫落的骨針

骨針是由海綿中質層英語Mesohyl造骨細胞英語Sclerocyte合成[5][6],受基因調控[7]。此類細胞中可生成蛋白質組成的軸絲[8],為骨針的軸心結構,隨後於其上生成矽或碳酸鈣等礦物,軸絲的大小與形狀將決定骨針的形狀[9]

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