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diactine
diactine, a. (and n.) Zool. (daɪˈæktɪn) [f. di-2 + actine 2.] Of a monaxon sponge spicule: having two rays, growing in both directions. Also as n., a spicule of this type. Hence diˈactinal a.1888 Sollas in Challenger Rep. XXV. p. liii, Diactine (diactina).—A monaxon in which growth proceeds in both ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Advhena
Spicules in the choanosome are diactine, meaning that they have two arms. Distribution Advhena magnifica is native to the Pacific Ocean. wikipedia.org
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monactine
monactine, a. (mɒˈnæktɪn) [f. (mod.L. type *monactīn-us) Gr. µόνο-ς (see mono-) + ἀκτιν-, ἀκτίς ray.] = monactinal a.1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 416 (Fig. 12), Typical megascleres. a, rhabdus (monaxon diactine); b, stylus (monaxon monactine). Oxford English Dictionary
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rhabdus
‖ rhabdus (ˈræbdəs) [mod.L., a. Gr. ῥάβδος.] 1. Bot. The stipe of certain fungi.1866 Treas. Bot. 968/2. 2. A sponge spicule of the monaxon biradiate type. Also anglicized as rhabd (ræbd).1887 [see rhabdome]. 1900 Minchin Sponges 116. 1940 [see diactine a.]. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sponge spicule
cells, the sclerocytes, produce these spicules, and only a few sclerocytes interact in the formation of one specific spicule: Two sclerocytes produce a diactine wikipedia.org
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