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Hexasterophora

plural noun
Hex·as·ter·oph·o·ra | \ ˌhekˌsastəˈräf(ə)rə \

Definition of Hexasterophora 

: an order of Hyalospongiae comprising sponges with hexasters but not amphidisks among the spicules

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History and Etymology for Hexasterophora

New Latin, from hexaster + -o- + -phora

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