Hexactinellida

Translingual

Hexactinellida: selected specimens from class

Etymology

Hexactinella +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Hexactinellida

A taxonomic class within the phylum Porifera – glass sponges.

Usage notes

Some taxonomists regard the group as a separate phylum, named Symplasma.

Hyponyms

(class): Amphidiscophora, Hexasterophora - extant subclasses; †Reticulosa - extinct subclass

References

Hexactinellid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hexactinellida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Hexactinellida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hexactinellida at World Register of Marine Species
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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