sukkulamaiset
Sukkulamaiset is a Finnish term used as an informal label in several scientific contexts to describe organisms or objects that share suction-like or cup-shaped morphological traits. The word is formed from sukkula meaning a suction-disc and the -maiset suffix, which denotes a group or category. It is not part of a formal taxonomic hierarchy, so its exact scope and definition vary between sources.
In biology, sukkulamaiset typically refers to a heterogeneous set of forms that feature a disc or cup-shaped
In practice, the label is pragmatic: it signals a shared functional morphology rather than a confirmed phylogenetic
Etymology, distribution, and ecology vary with the discipline and the source. The term remains relatively uncommon