porifera

Noun
  1. Coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges (synset 101909193)
    is a type of: phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
    member holonym:
    • parazoan, poriferan, sponge - primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
    • sponge genus - a genus of Porifera
    • class hyalospongiae, hyalospongiae - sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
    belongs to: parazoa, subkingdom parazoa - multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera
    same as: phylum porifera

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