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 Choose the incorrect match pair 

Option: 1

Sycon - urn sponge / scypha


Option: 2

 Euspongia - bath sponge 


Option: 3

Euplectella - venus flower basket 


Option: 4

Cliona - glass rope sponge


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Phylum Porifera and Morphological Features of Porifera -

  • Phylum Porifera contains the simplest invertebrate animals. 
  • They are commonly called as ‘sponges’.
  • They possess cellular level of organization. Different cells perform the essential functions of ingestion, digestion, excretion, reproduction etc.
  • They are sessile, that is, they remain fixed at a place. The larvae are capable of swimming.
  • They are filter-feeders.
  • Water current allows their nutrition, circulation and excretion.
  • They possess a characteristic water canal system.
  • Some common examples are:
  • Sycon (urn sponge / scypha)
  • Euspongia (bath sponge)
  • Euplectella ( venus flower basket)
  • Cliona (boring sponge; harmful to oysters)
  • Leucosolenia (smallest sponge)
  • Spongilla (only freshwater sponge)
  • Hylanoma (glass rope sponge)

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Cliona is commonly known as a boring sponge. 

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Pankaj Sanodiya

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