Hexactinellida
Translingual
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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
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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521