Porifera (pōrĭf'ərə) [Lat.,=pore bearer], animal phylum consisting of the organisms commonly called sponge. It is the only phylum of the animal subkingdom Parazoa and represents the least evolutionarily advanced group of the animal kingdom. All adult sponges are sessile (nonmotile), and nearly all are marine; there are four families of freshwater sponges. Sponges are subdivided into three classes.
porifera are sponges and they are invertebrate :)
The word porifera is derived from two greek words
porous = Holes
ferra= bearing
The animals with pores on their body are called poriferans
An animal that contains hole(s)
Sponge
phylum porifera are sponges.
phylum porifera
Euplectelea is an example for Porifera organisms under the Phylum Animalia.
The phylum Porifera contains two subphlya. They are the Symplasma and Cellularia.
Members of the phylum porifera are commonly called as sponges.
The phylum Porifera is sponges.
phylum porifera
Porifera are sponges.
Porifera is a phylum, not a kingdom, but I assume you mean the phylum in the kingdom Animalia. According to wikipedia, there are about 5000 different species in Porifera.
Individuals in the phylum porifera are asymmetrical.
No. Porifera is a nonvertebrate phylum which includes sponges.
Phylum Porifera