Category:Sycones

Sy*co"nes, n. pl. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.)

Defn: a division of calcareous sponges.

Note: they usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a fringed Opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in ampullæ connected With radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body.