Spicules are small, spike-like structures found in various organisms. They are composed of hard, sturdy compounds that often act as a protective covering on organisms, such as the spicules on some frogs' skin.
spicules
A calcareous sponge is any of a variety of sponge of the class Calcarea, with skeletons composed of spicules of calcium carbonate.
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)