Tetractinellida
plural noun
Te·trac·ti·nel·li·da
in some classifications
: a subclass or other division of Demospongiae comprising sponges with siliceous 4-rayed spicules or sometimes with desmas or without spicules
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Tetractina, a division of sponges in some classifications (from tetra- + -actina -actine) + -ella + -ida
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