Class Hexactinellidae - glass sponges

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under the Phylum Porifera CAN BE ONLY SYCONOID , LEUNCONOID SPONGE BODY TYPE

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What are these sponges often reffered to as?

glass sponges

What body types do they demonstrate?

Syconoid, Leunconoid

What skeletal type do they have?

six-sided silica spicules

Where are they found? Where are they particularly common?

oceans
Antarctic and northern pacific waters

What type of habitat are they found in?

at depths from 450 to 900 meters

What class is it in and what is it called?
What phylum is it in?

class Hexactinellidae
called euplectella
phylum: Porifera

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