Keratosa
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Keratosa
- A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Porifera – the sponges, consisting of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers, recently proposed to include two orders formerly in the polyphyletic subclass Ceractinomorpha.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae - class
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Dendroceratida, Dictyoceratida - orders
References
Demosponge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Porifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Demospongiae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Keratosa at World Register of Marine Species
- Keratosa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
