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Hexactinellid sponges are
sponges with a
skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed
siliceous ****ules,
often referred to as
gl**** sponges. They are usually...
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Sponges or sea
sponges are
primarily marine invertebrates of the
metazoan phylum Porifera (/pəˈrɪfərəˌ pɔː-/ pər-IF-ər-ə, por-;
meaning 'pore bearer')...
- the
ocean a rich
collection of
gl**** sponges (class Hexactinellida),
which radically changed this view.
These gl**** sponges were
described by
Franz Schulze...
- The
cloud sponge (Aphrocallistes vastus), also
known as the
quesadilla sponge, is a
species of sea
sponge in the
class Hexactinellida. It is a deep-water...
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species of
gl**** sponge found in the deep
waters of the
Pacific Ocean,
usually at
depths below 500 m (1,600 ft). Like
other gl**** sponges, they build...
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often referred to as "
gl**** sponges",
while historically the non-****uled, calcite-skeletoned
archaeocyathid and
stromatoporoid sponges were the
primary reef-builders...
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Euplectella is a
genus of
gl**** sponges which includes the well-known Venus'
Flower Basket.
Gl**** sponges have a
skeleton made up of
silica ****ules that...
- mineral-rich
waters of the
Salish Sea are an
ideal habitat for the
formation of
gl**** sponge reefs.
These reefs were
believed to have gone
extinct during or shortly...
- present, they have a
different shape from
those in the
otherwise similar gl**** sponges. Some species, in
particular from the Antarctic,
obtain the
silica for...
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Oopsacas minuta is a
species of
gl**** sponge found in cold
submarine caves in the Mediterranean.
Unlike most
gl**** sponges, O.
minuta lives in
shallow waters...
