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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Porifera
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Poríferos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Poríferos
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Synonyms English:
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Sponge (Zoology)
Sponges
Poriferas
Sponge
Demospongiae
Sponges (Zoology)
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.500.802
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Definition English:
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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:
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Record Number:
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11602
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Unique Identifier:
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D011161
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