dictyonine
/ˈdɪktɪənʌɪn/Zoology
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating hexactinellid sponges of the suborder Dictyonina, which have a siliceous skeleton formed from fused spicules. Formerly also: = dictyonal.
noun
A dictyonine sponge.
Origin
Late 19th century. From ancient Greek δίκτυον net + -ine, after scientific Latin Dictyonina, suborder name.