Concept information
Preferred term
Porifera
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Sponge
- Sponges
- Sponges (Zoology)
- Sponge (Zoology)
Scope note
- The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular animals that utilize flagellated cells called choanocytes to circulate water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an early evolutionary side branch that gave rise to no other group of animals. Except for about 150 freshwater species, sponges are marine animals. They are a source of ALKALOIDS; STEROLS; and other complex molecules useful in medicine and biological research.
In other languages
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Finnish
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Porifera
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sienieläinten pääjakso
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Swedish
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Horn- och kiselsvampar
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Spongier
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011161
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