Animalia (Sponges)
1.Sponges are known as Phylum Porifera.
2.Phylum Porifera are the most primitive group of animals.
3.They are aquatic.
- most groups are found in salt water
- only one group is found in freshwater
4.Most are filter feeders.
5.Only one genus is carnivorous.
6.Adults are non-moving(sessile)
7.They are Asymmetric or radially symmetric in shape.
Information Adapted from:
http://iweb.tntech.edu/cabrown/Zoology/Zoo%20Lectures/Porifera1110.pdf
1. Their bodies consist of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells.
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3. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems.