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Porifera A

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Apopyle outlet leading from the radial canal into the spongocoel in asconoid sponges
Archaeocyte a cell able to differentiate into any specialized cell type, found in sponges
Asconoid simplest sponge body type/canal system, Leucosolenia
Calcarea class of sponge, forms calcium carbonate spicules (3 or 4 rays, or needle like)
Choanocytes flagellated collar cells that create a current that draws water through the sponge
Demospongae class of sponge, may contain one or both spongin and siliceous spicules, spicules never have 6 rays, most common types, largest class and largest sizes
Gemmules capable of overwintering, asexual, cyst like reproductive unit of freshwater sponges
Hexactinellida class of sponges, siliceous spicules with 6 rays, marine and depths only
Mesohyl gelatin matrix, connective tissue of sponges
Micropyle gemmule opening, where the sponge cells leave the casing after overwintering to for form a new sponge
Ostia/Ostium excurrent , outflow opening of a sponge
Pinacocyte outer most region of the sponge
Pinacoderm Sponge "skin"
Polymorphism the display of more than one body type of a single species
Porifera Phylum sponges, pore bearing suspension feeders
Porocyte type of cell in asconoid sponges through which water enters the spongocoel
Prosopyle small openings allowing water to enter the radial canals from the incurrent canals
Sessile non moving/sedentary
Spicules skeletal structure for sponges
Spongocoel internal space of a sponge
Syconoid type of canal system, flagellated canals, Gantia
totipotent ability to diversify/differentiate into any cell
Winter Bodies another name for gemmules
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