They use millions of tiny flagellated cells both to move water through channels in their bodies and to capture bacteria-sized food particles.
http://people.uncw.edu/pawlikj/xmuta.html
A barrel sponge is a large brown sponge, Latin name Xestospongia testudinaria, from the waters of Australia and the Indian Ocean.
Chelycypraea testudinaria was created in 1758.
Xestospongia muta
It's genus is Xestospongia
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Xestospongia spp.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Xestospongia muta.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Xestospongia muta.
The giant barrel sponge is classified as Xestospongia muta. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Porifera, class Demospongiae, order Haplosclerida, and family Petrosiidae.
There are thousands of different types of sponges, so there's not enough room to list them all. Here's a great website showing several hundred different sponges found in the Caribbean so you can get some idea of the different groups they fall into.
The black ball sponge, known scientifically as Xestospongia muta, exhibits radial symmetry. This means that its body is organized around a central axis, allowing for similar structures to be arranged in a circular pattern around that axis. This symmetry is typical of many sponge species, which enables them to efficiently filter water and capture food particles from all directions. Their simple body plan reflects their evolutionary adaptations to their aquatic environments.
because they eat! its obvious, they eat.
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