Macula (disambiguation)

A macula is a spot on the retina of the human eye.

Macula may also refer to:

Science and medicine

• Macula (archaeology), a feature visible on an aerial photograph but with no identifiable function
• Macula (planetary geology), a dark area on the surface of a planet or moon
• Macula of saccule, in the human ear
• Macula of utricle, in the human ear
• Macula adhaerens, a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion
• Macula densa, a group of cells in the kidney that stain darker histologically

Species

• Astylopsis macula, a beetle of family Cerambycidae
• Gibberula macula, a sea snail of family Cystiscidae
• Goniotorna macula, a moth of family Tortricidae
• Ortalotrypeta macula, a fruit fly of family Tephritidae
• Schrankia macula, a moth of family Erebidae
• Ulotrichopus macula, a moth of family Erebidae

Other uses

• Macula (footballer) (born 1968), Brazilian footballer
• A mortal sin in Catholicism