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Sponge skeletal elements, composed of either silica or calcite, and shaped like rods, sometimes joined together to produce four or six pointed shapes
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| spicule |
Hard, needle-shaped, calcium carbonate skeletal structure contained within soft corals. Also known as a sclerite.
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