#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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