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