Definition of Keratosa. Meaning of Keratosa. Synonyms of Keratosa

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Definition of Keratosa

Keratosa
Keratosa Ker`a*to"sa, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.

Meaning of Keratosa from wikipedia

- Keratosa, the keratose sponges or horny sponges, is a subclass of demosponges. Grant, R.E. 1861. Tabular view of the primary divisions of the Animal Kingdom...
- toad" Isopogon ceratophyllus, also known as "horny cone-bushes", plant Keratosa, also known as "horny sponges", subclass of demosponges Plate (anatomy)...
- Hadromerida. Instead, they recommend the use of three subclasses: Verongimorpha, Keratosa and Heteroscleromorpha. They retain seven (Agelasida, Chondrosiida, Dendroceratida...
- Calcareous Sponges (1872) Deep-Sea Medusae (1881) Siphonophora (1888) Deep-Sea Keratosa (1889) Radiolaria (1887) Generelle Morphologie der Organismen: allgemeine...
- Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera class: Demospongiae Subclass: Keratosa Order: Dictyoceratida Minchin, 1900 Families Dysideidae Irciniidae Spongiidae...
- Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera class: Demospongiae Subclass: Keratosa Order: Dendroceratida Minchin, 1900 Families Darwinellidae Merejkowsky...
- The list of sponges of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the poriferan (Phylum Porifera) fauna of South Africa. Taxonomy follows WoRMS...