Malpighian is an attribute to several anatomical structures discovered by, described by or attributed to Marcello Malpighi: Malpighian corpuscle (disambiguation) Renal corpuscle, the initial filtering component of nephrons in the kidneys Splenic lymphoid nodules or white nodules, follicles in the white pulp of the spleen Malpighian layer of the skin, a term with various definitions Malpighian tubule system, an excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some insects, myriapods, arachnids and tardigrades See also Malpighiales, an order of flowering plants Malpighia, a genus in the order