Porifera Flashcards
the most primitive animals are?
porifera
proferra is _ language word
latin
pore =
ferra =
pores
to bear
= to bear pores
porrifera is also called
sponges
All porifera lives in __
aquatic env
total species of porifera
5000
how many species of porifera live in fresh water
150
majority of porifera lives
in marine water
Symmetry of porifera
no symmetry
Sponges have body wall formed of __
outer layer = Pinacoderm
inner layer = choanoderm
choanocytes are made up of ____ cells
flagellated collar cells
between choanoderm and pinacoderm __ is present
mesenchyme
___ is barrel like glass sponge of antarctica more than a meter tall
scolymastra joubini
body cavity of sponges is called?
spongocoel
Pores on body wall of sponges through which water enters?
Ostia