see text Euplectella is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket.

Glass sponges have a skeleton[2] made up of silica spicules that can form geometric patterns.

These animals are most commonly found on muddy sea bottoms in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Spicules provide high beam strength support for anchoring and strengthening the structure of this animal.

[11] One male and one female shrimp-like Stenopodidea breed and live inside the Venus Flower Basket, a member of the genus Euplectella[12].

The zygote experiences radial holoblastic cleavage and eventually forms free flowing larvae which develop into new sponge.

In the adult stage, Euplectella are sessile and attached firmly to rocks through spicules.