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Venus' flower basket

The Venus' flower basket is a glass sponge in the phylum Porifera. It is a marine sponge found in the deep waters of the Pacific ocean, usually at depths below 500 m. Like other sponges, they feed by filtering sea water to capture plankton and... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Euplectella aspergillum
Class: Hexactinellida
Phylum: Porifera
Family: Euplectellidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Domain: Eukaryota