TETRACTINELLIDA


Meaning of TETRACTINELLIDA in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnelədə noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tetractina, a division of sponges in some classifications (from tetra- + -actina -actine) + -ella + -ida

in some classifications : a subclass or other division of Demospongiae comprising sponges with siliceous 4-rayed spicules or sometimes with desmas or without spicules

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