porifera Flashcards
parazoology
study of sponges
metazoan phylum without embryonic germ layers
poriferra
are true tissues present in sponges
No
are nervous cells present in sponges
No💜
TWO characteristic features of sponges
aquiferous system
highly totepotent nature of sponges
who coined the term poriferra ?
Robert grant
connecting link between protozoa and poriferra
proterospongia
sponges evolve from
Chodano flagellate
subkingdom of sponges
parazoa
fresh water sponges
spongillidae
potamollipidae
look thru poriferra diagram pls
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between pinacoderm and coanoderm
mesohyl
sclerocytes and spongocytes
ameobocyte which produce spicules and spongin fibres
archaocytes
totipotent cells (capable of giving rise to other cells)
types of spicules in each classification of poriferra
calcarea : calcareous spicules
hexactinellida: silicious spicules
demospongia: proteinaceous fibres and siliceous spicules