chaetetid

English

Noun

chaetetid (plural chaetetids)

1. (zoology) A kind of demosponge fossil composed of fused tubules.
   • 2015 September 15, “Geochemical Evidence of the Seasonality, Affinity and Pigmenation of Solenopora jurassica”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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.