diactine


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diactine

(daɪˈæktiːn) or

diact

n
a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
adj
(of a sponge spicule) having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
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The short, new diagnosis provided here differentiates Heterochone (with hexactine atrialia) from Aphrocallistes (with diactine atrialia).
A New North Pacific Heterochone Transferred from Aphrocallistes (Porifera: Hexactinellida)
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