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Name: Phylum Porifera
ID: m44663
Language: English (en)
Summary: By the end of this section, you will be able to:
  • Describe the organizational features of the simplest multicellular organisms
  • Explain the various body forms and bodily functions of sponges
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: gemmule, Invertebrata, invertebrate, mesohyl, osculum, ostia, phylum Porifera, Porifera, sclerocyte, sponge, sponge locomotion, sponge metabolism, sponge morphology, sponge reproduction, spongocoel
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), Cnx Biology (ryan.s.stickney@gmail.com)
Latest version: 1.6 (history)
First publication date: Aug 23, 2012 2:41 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Apr 29, 2013 3:29 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.6 Apr 29, 2013 3:29 pm -0500 by Cnx Biology
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Wiley edits
Version: 1.5 Apr 10, 2013 11:12 am -0500 by Cnx Biology
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Review Questions
Version: 1.4 Apr 8, 2013 9:27 pm -0500 by Cnx Biology
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Version: 1.3 Mar 5, 2013 10:43 am -0600 by Cnx Biology
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fixed summary
Version: 1.2 Mar 4, 2013 4:30 pm -0600 by Cnx Biology
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Version: 1.1 Aug 29, 2012 3:48 pm -0500 by Cnx Biology
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Created module

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