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What are the four classes of Hexactinellida, Calcarea, Homocleramorpha, and
sponges? What is the main Demospongiae; multicellular, heterotrophic, lack cell
characteristic used to walls and produce sperm cells
classify sponges?
What is the most diverse coast of India, Australia, Coast of Africa ad Caribbean;
marine ecoregion? What is Neotropical (South America) and Palearctic
the most diverse region for
freshwater sponges?
How many species of 8500; 150
sponges have been
described? How many
occur in freshwater?
Choanocytes: flagellated cells where food particles are
collected
What is the function of the
Amoebocytes: receive and digest foods
following cells/structures:
Pinacocytes: help with movement, cell adhesion,
choanocytes,
signaling, phagocytosis and polarity
amoebocytes, pinacocytes,
Spicules: structural support
spicules, and gemmules.
Gemmules: internal buds involved in sexual
reproduction
Asconoid: simplest; stalk-like spongocoel covered with
Briefly describe the three
a single layer of choanocytes Syconoid: folded canals
canal systems.
with choanocytes Leuconoid: most complex
, Sexually:
- sperm comes from transformed choanocytes and
oocytes can come from choanocytes or archeocytes
-sperm enters canal system where choanocytes take in
How do sponges sperm, transform carrier cells and carry sperm through
reproduce sexually? How mesohyl to oocytes
about asexually? - some of oviparous, releasing both oocytes and sperm
into water
Asexually:
- They can regenerate by budding and fragmentation
- Internal buds are called gemmules
Within what class are Demospongiae
carnivorous sponges
classified?
How many species of 197
carnivorous sponges have
been described?
What adaptations are - Tiny-hook like spicules over body
present in carnivorous - Spicule layer entangles crustaceans - Filaments grow
sponges that enable them over prey
to function as predators -Lack choanocytes and internal canals
instead of filter feeders?
How many species of 9000; about 40
Cnidarians have been
described? How many
occur in freshwater?
Anthozoa
What are the four classes of Cubozoa
cnidarians? Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa