| NOUN | animal | class Hyalospongiae, Hyalospongiae | sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays |
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| Meaning | sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers. | |
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| Synonym | Hyalospongiae | |
| Member of | Porifera, phylum Porifera | coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa |
| Members | Euplectella, genus Euplectella | A genus of Hyalospongiae |
| glass sponge | A siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae | |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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