PHYLUM PORIFERA






Unique Characteristics:





  • Body has an endoskeleton made up of spicules
  • sexual and asexual reproduction
  • Hermophrodite (can produce both eggs and sperm)




  • flow off water through the sponge allow for feeding ,waste removal and intake of oxygen.
  • water movement:
          -water enter (Ostium)
          -water exit  (Osculum)
  • Ameboid Cells- capture food from collar cells and supplies it through the sponge.
  • Collar cells- consist flagella to trap food. 





Scientific Name: Leucosolenia sp
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Domain: Eukarya