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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.
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What is phylum porifera?
phylum porifera are sponges.
What phyla is venus flower basket?
phylum porifera
What is the meaning of the euplectelea?
Euplectelea is an example for Porifera organisms under the Phylum Animalia.
What is the sub phylum of porifera?
The phylum Porifera contains two subphlya. They are the Symplasma and Cellularia.
Fishes amphibians repitiles birds and mammals are classified in the phylum porifera?
The phylum Porifera is sponges.
What are members of phylum porifera commonly called?
Members of the phylum porifera are commonly called as sponges.
What organisms belong to the phylum porifera?
Porifera are sponges.
How many species belong to the phylum porifera?
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.
What type of symmetry does porifera have?
Individuals in the phylum porifera are asymmetrical.
Are porifera vertebrates?
No. Porifera is a nonvertebrate phylum which includes sponges.
Which phylum incorporates all the sponges?
Phylum Porifera
What type of symmetry do phylum porifera have?
Phylum Porifera sponges have radial symmetry.
