Keratosa

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Keratosa

A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Porifera – the sponges, consisting of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers, recently proposed to include two orders formerly in the polyphyletic subclass Ceractinomorpha. [from 2015]

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Porifera - phylum; Demospongiae - class

Hyponyms

(subclass): Dendroceratida, Dictyoceratida - orders

References

Demosponge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Porifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Demospongiae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Keratosa at World Register of Marine Species
Keratosa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Keratosa at Encyclopedia of Life

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