Definition of Spongiaria. Meaning of Spongiaria. Synonyms of Spongiaria

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Definition of Spongiaria

Spongiaria
Spongiae Spon"gi*[ae], n. pl. [See Sponge.] (Zo["o]l.) The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria, Spongiozoa, and Porifera. Note: In the Spongi[ae], the soft sarcode of the body is usually supported by a skeleton consisting of horny fibers, or of silleceous or calcareous spicules. The common sponges contain larger and smaller cavities and canals, and numerous small ampull[ae] which which are lined with ciliated cells capable of taking in solid food. The outer surface usually has minute pores through which water enters, and large openings for its exit. Sponges produce eggs and spermatozoa, and the egg when fertilized undergoes segmentation to form a ciliated embryo.

Meaning of Spongiaria from wikipedia

- Sponges or sea sponges are members of the metazoan phylum Porifera (/pəˈrɪfərəˌ pɔː-/ pər-IF-ər-ə, por-; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal animal clade and...
- Pileomycetidae Kingdom Animalia   Subkingdom Radiata     Infrakingdom Spongiaria       Phylum Porifera         Subphylum Hyalospongiae         Subphylum...
- 1999. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian marine Porifera (Spongiaria) Check- List. Internet pdf Ed., June 1999. m [1] Archived 5 February 2007...
- In 1888 he split Frey and Leuckart's Coelenterata into three phyla: Spongiaria, Cnidaria and Ctenophora. From his research of amphioxus, the anatomical...
- phyla, as shown here: Kingdom Animaia Subkingdom Radiata Infrakingdom Spongiaria Phylum Porifera Infrakingdom Coelenterata Phylum Cnidaria Phylum Ctenophora...