Euplectellidae

Japanese: Euplectellidae
Euplectellidae

…general term for marine sponges of the Euplectellidae family of the class Hexactinellidae. A pair of small shrimp ( Spongicola ), usually male and female, are usually housed in the stomach cavity of this sponge, and since this is where they live their whole lives, the shrimp are given the name Kairo Do-ken, which means that they grow old together and are buried together when they die.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Euplectellidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…六放海綿綱カイロウドウケツ科Euplectellidaeの海綿動物の総称。このカイメンの胃腔の中に,通常雌雄1対の小さなエビ(ドウケツエビSpongicola)が入っていて,この場所を生涯のすみかにしているところから,このエビは生きてはともに老い,死んではいっしょに葬られる意味の偕老同穴の名がつけられた。…

※「Euplectellidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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