Full information and classification of euplectella
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The Venus' flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum) is a hexactinellid sponge in the phylum Porifera inhabiting the deep ocean. It is marine sponge found in deep waters in pacific oceans near west indies and philippines islands. The body is tubular, curved and basket like and made up of triaxon spicules.
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1. It is a marine sponge found in deep waters in Pacific oceans near West Indies and Philippines islands.
2. Commonly called “Venus-flower basket” by local inhabitants.
3. The body is tubular, curved and basket-like and is made up of triaxon spicules.
4. At the base is present a bunch of glassy spicules for attachment.
5. Body perforated by numerous apertures, which are not true ostia but simply parietal gaps.
6. Canal system syconoid type, where ostia communicate with incurrent canals, which communicates with radial canals through prosopyles which, in-turn, open into spongocoel and to outside through osculum.