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Mrs. D - Porifera

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Kingdom Animalia   collective classification of multicellular organisms   invertebrates and vertebrates  
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Colonial Hypothesis   multicellularity may have arisen when cells produced by a dividing protist remained together   colonial protists  
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Syncytial Hypothesis   multicellularity could have arisen when plasma membranes were formed within the cytoplasm of a large, multinucleate protist   multiple fission  
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Phylum Porifera   cellular organization, multicellular, division of labor, asexual/sexual reproduction, symmetry, mostly marine   sponges  
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Porifera   pore-bearing/pore-bearers   9000 species of sponges  
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Radial Symmetry   two or more planes that divide the organism into mirror images   sponges or jellyfish  
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Asymmetry   no symmetry   amoeba  
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Sessile   permanently attached to a substrate   all adult sponges  
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Intracellular Digestion   within the cell   bacteria, protists, algae, detritus  
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Ostia (ostium)   incurrent pores; many small pores; allows for the passage of water into the spongocoel   Grantia or Scypha  
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Osculum (oscula)   excurrent pore: large pore; allows water to exit spongocoel; can have more than one   Grantia or Scypha  
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Spongocoel   internal cavity; not a true body cavity; food/oxygen extracted from water in cavity   Grantia or Scypha  
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Pinacocytes   flat cells forming the outer epithelium   any sponge  
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Porocyte   cells that line the pore and regulates water flow   any sponge  
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Choanocytes   "collar cells", flagellated cells that line the interior; creates the water current and filters for food   any sponge  
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Mesoglea   gelatinous protein matrix that fills the space between the pinacocytes and choanocytes   mesohyl - another name  
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Amoebocyte   cell found in the mesoglea; specialized for reproduction, secreting skeleton, transporting food, storing food, and forming contractile rings   any sponge  
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Acoelomate   NOT a true coelom   any sponge  
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Spicules   calcareous or siliceous; variety of shapes and sizes   see spicule handout  
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Spongin Fibers   internal network of flexible protein fibers composed of collagen   bath sponge  
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Ascon (asconoid)   vase-like shape; simplest and least common; ostia lead directly to spongocoel   Class Calcarea  
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Sycon (syconoid)   sponge wall appears folded; water enters through dermal pores which connect to radial canals which open into the spongocoel   Class Calcarea or Hexactinellida  
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Leucon (leuconoid)   extensively branched canals; incurrent canals open into choanocyte chambers and excurrent canals lead away from the chambers   Class Hexactinellida or Demospongiae  
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Color   wide variety   red, yellow, orange, green, purple, blue, black  
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Toxic sponges   contain toxins on the spicules   Fire Sponge  
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Reproduction   asexual or sexual   regeneration/ egg and sperm  
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Regeneration   asexual; replacement of injured or lost body parts   any sponge  
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Gemmules   asexual; internal buds; masses of encapsulated amoeboid cells produced during unfavorable conditions   some sponges  
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Sexual Reproduction   egg and sperm; fertilization in mesoglea; zygote to ciliated larvae; 2 days larvae settles   some sponges  
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Monoecious   both sexes in one individual   most sponges  
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Dioecious   separate sexes   some sponges  
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Cross-fertilization   exchange sperm and egg   primarily used by most sponges  
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Class Calcarea   a.k.a. Calcispongiae; limy sponges; calcium carbonate spicules; fringe of spicules around osculum; needle or 3-4 rayed spicules; all three body forms; all marine   Grantia (Scypha), Leucosolena  
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Class Hexactinellida   a.k.a. Hyalospongiae; glassy sponges; silicon dioxide spicules; six-rayed; intricate lattice; sycon or leucon; all marine; deep water   Euplectella - Venus Flower Basket  
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Class Demospongiae   people/natural sponges; silicon dioxide or spongin fibers or both; needle or 4-rayed spicules; all marine except one family; brilliantly colored   Spongilla (fresh), Haliclona (finger), Microciona (red beard), sheepswool (bath), fire sponge, loggerhead  
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Sponillidae   only family of freshwater sponges   Spongilla  
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