Spicules provide structural support.
Cnidarians do not have spicules. Spicules are commonly found in sponges and it is a simply a skeleton which has very tiny splinters that look like needles.
Spicules, like our skeleton, give the sponge structure. Without spicules, Sponge Bob would be Sponge Blob.
Sponges have collar cells, osculum, and spicules.
Sponges have collar cells, osculum, and spicules.
Sponges have collar cells, osculum, and spicules.
it is scleroblast cells which produce spicules which are modified amoebocytes
Sponges have collar cells, osculum, and spicules.
calcarea - have calcite spicules, often have calcite exoskeletons glass sponges - silica spicules, no exoskeleton demosponges - silica spicules, may have exoskeleton, made of aragonite if present
Spicules travel at about 20 km/s (72,000 km/h, 45,000 mph)
A calcisponge is any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules - spicules which resemble calcium carbonate.
spongin and spicules are the sponges body support and defence