dictyonine
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dictyonine — n.; pl. dictyonalia [Gr. diktyon, net] (PORIFERA: Hexactinellida) Rays of regular hexactines fused at their tips to form a more or less regular three dimensional network … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dictyonine — dic·ty·o·nine … English syllables
lyssacine — adj. [Gr. lysis, loosen; akis, point] (PORIFERA: Hexactinellida) Skeletal framework formed by interlacing of the elongate rays of hexactines producing loose networks with irregular meshes in siliceous sponges; may be considered an earlier stage… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
