Passerina (plant) large enough to cover them. This gives the plants a characteristic plaited or corded appearance. The flowers of some species are borne in terminal spikes, whereas other species bear them in a four-flowered head. Bracts, usually broader than leaves and larger than the flowers, subtend each flower. This is one helpful distinction between specimens of "Passerina" and plants in the genus "Struthiola". The calyx has four sepals, forming a flask-shaped or subcylindrical tube. At the mouth the sepals spread into lobes that are shorter than the tube. There are no petals, but the lobes of the sepals are quite colourfully
Discodermia calyx from it called calyculin A, which is a colorless oil used in a variety of different studies in modern medicine. "D. calyx" belongs to the Animalia family. Its phylum is "Porifera", which is characterizes it as a sponge. "D. calyx" belongs to the class demospongia and the order tetractinallida. The family that it belongs to is theonellida. Finally, the correct binomial nomenclature for this species of sponge is "Discodermia calyx", which indicates its genus and species. "D. calyx" has no colloquial name, as it is known primarily in scientific and medicinal contexts. "D. calyx" is one of a few sponges