chaetetid

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noun

A kind of demosponge fossil composed of fused tubules.

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Meanings

nounchaetetid (plural chaetetids)

plural chaetetids

  1. biologyA kind of demosponge fossil composed of fused tubules.

    Though widely accepted as an alga there is still debate over its taxonomic affinity, with recent work arguing that it should be reclassified as a chaetetid sponge.

    2015 September 15, “Geochemical Evidence of the Seasonality, Affinity and Pigmenation of Solenopora jurassica”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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