Euplectella cucumer

Euplectella cucumer is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae.^[1] It has been found around the Seychelles.

Euplectella cucumer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Hexactinellida
Order:	Lyssacinosida
Family:	Euplectellidae
Genus:	Euplectella
Species:	E. cucumer
Binomial name
Euplectella cucumer Owen, 1857

Etymology

The generic name, Euplectella, is derived from the Latin plecto, meaning "to weave", and the prefix eu-, in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads".^[2]

The specific epithet, cucumer, is derived from the Latin cucumeris, meaning "cucumber", due to the fact that the shape of the species' body resembles a cucumber.^[2]