Phylum Porifera Flashcards

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Phylum Porifera

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“The sponges”

Choanoflagellates and Sponges

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Characteristics

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Multicellular
Functional tissues
Lacks organ systems
Asymmetric
Filter Feeders

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Important structures

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Not all present in sponges

Spongocoel
Ostia & Osculum
Mesohyl
Spicules
Spongin

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Spongocoel

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Inner part

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Ostia & Osculum

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Inner and Outer openings

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Mesohyl

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jelly filling

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Spicules

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Rigid support

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Spongin

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Flexible support
(more common than spicules)

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9
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Ecology

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Mostly marine

Mobile larvae and Sessile adults

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Feeding and Digestion

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Filter feedings
Choanocytes
Intracellular Digestion
Ostia -> Osculum

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Choanocytes

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Cells on inside beat in unison to draw things in or push things out of the sponge

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Reproduction

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Monoecious
Gemmules
Amoebocyte -> formation of egg

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Monoecious

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One individual has both reproductive potential
(Male and female organs)

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14
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Gemmules

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Created during environmental stress

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15
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Four Classes

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Hexactinellida
Calcarea
Demospongia
Sclerospongiae

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16
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Hexactinellida

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Glass sponges
No spongin
Has silica

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Calcarea

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Calcareous sponges
No spongin
Has calcium carbonate support system

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Demospongia

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Demosponges
Has Spongin and Spicules
Most common of the four types

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Sclerospongiae

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Coralline sponges
Layers of CaCO3 (Calcium carbonate)
Similar to tree rings