The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sycones
Sycones \Sy*co"nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fig.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 ampull[ae] connected with radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body.