#phylum_Porifera__Porifera coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
supertype: #phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
member of: #subkingdom_Parazoa
member: #poriferan__sponge__parazoan primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
member: #sponge_genus a genus of Porifera
member: #class_Hyalospongiae__Hyalospongiae sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
member: #glass_sponge__glasssponge a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae
member: #genus_Euplectella__Euplectella a genus of Hyalospongiae
member: #Venus's_flower_basket deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; East Indian and East Asian coast
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