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Descriptor English:   Porifera 
Descriptor Spanish:   Poríferos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Poríferos 
Synonyms English:   Demospongiae
Poriferas
Sponge
Sponge (Zoology)
Sponges
Sponges (Zoology)  
Tree Number:   B01.050.500.802
Definition English:   The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular animals that utilize flagellated cells called choanocytes to circulate water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an early evolutionary side branch that gave rise to no other group of animals. Except for about 150 freshwater species, sponges are marine animals. They are a source of ALKALOIDS; STEROLS; and other complex molecules useful in medicine and biological research. 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry
CL classification CY cytology
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GE genetics
GD growth & development IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PY pathogenicity
PH physiology RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   11602 
Unique Identifier:   D011161 

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