- desmospongiae
- des·mo·spon·gi·ae
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desmospongiae
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Desmospongiae — n. [Gr. desmos, bond; spongos, sponge] A class of sponges encompassing 90% of all existing sponges with ancestory tracing back to simple Cambrian sponges (500 million years) … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
desmospongiae — see desmospongia … Useful english dictionary
aphodus — n.; pl. aphodi [Gr. aphodos, departure] (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) The short channel connecting the flagellated chamber with the excurrent canal; see prosodus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
primary fiber — (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) Fiber at right angles to the surface; containing sand or debris taken up by the sponge … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prosodus — n.; pl. i [Gr. prosodos, procession] (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) Tiny channels between the inhalant canal system and exhalant canals; see aphodus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sterrasters — n. [Gr. sterrhos, solid; aster, star] (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) Large centered, globular spicules with rays reduced to small projections from the spherical surface … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trichodragmata — n. pl. [Gr. thrix, hair; dragma, sheaf] (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) In Axinellidae ( Tragosia ), raphides grouped into bundles … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
demospongiae — jēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Desmospongiae : a large class of Porifera comprising the majority of living sponges and being characterized by complex structure with a skeleton of tetraxial or simple… … Useful english dictionary
