Hexactinellida is a class of sponges, commonly known as glass sponges, whose skeletons are built from four or six pointed siliceous spicules. They are usually classified within the phylum Porifera alongside other sponges, though some researchers consider them distinct enough to warrant their own phylum. Some marine biologists believe glass sponges may be among the longest lived animals on Earth, with tentative age estimates reaching as high as fifteen thousand years for some individuals.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Hexactinellida
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Source Wikidata: Glass Sponge
Source Wikidata: Venus' Flower Basket
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Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. Wikipedia: Hexactinellid
Introduction
Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges.
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Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges.
View the SourceWikidata: Hexactinellida
Wikidata Q263211, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Glass Sponge
Parent Taxon Of: Glass Sponge, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Venus' Flower Basket
Parent Taxon Of: Venus' Flower Basket, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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