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a.k.a. “Pore bearers,” or sponges. By Albert Chen and Anne Ning. Porifera. http://www.southerncrafter.com/Bath%20Puff%20Sponges%20Assorted.gif Campbell, Neil A., and Jane B. Reece. Biology . 7th ed. San Francisco: Pearson, Benjamin Cummings, 2005. (textbook used on all slides).
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a.k.a. “Pore bearers,” or sponges By Albert Chen and Anne Ning Porifera http://www.southerncrafter.com/Bath%20Puff%20Sponges%20Assorted.gif Campbell, Neil A., and Jane B. Reece. Biology. 7th ed. San Francisco: Pearson, Benjamin Cummings, 2005. (textbook used on all slides) http://www.southerncrafter.com/Bath%20Puff%20Sponges%20Assorted.gif
Sponges Albert Chen Anne Ning http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/29/ejb_051802_038_thumb_2.jpg
Body Cavity • One central cavity called a spongocoel • Water enters the spongocoel through porocytes Albert Chen Anne Ning http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/141995_Porifera.jpg
Body Symmetry • None Nervous System • None • Individual cells respond • to the environment Gas Exchange • Individual cells obtain the oxygen they need from their surroundings Albert Chen Anne Ning http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Porifera/Images/rigida.jpg (left) http://science.kennesaw.edu/~jdirnber/InvertZoo/LecPorifera/PoriVarietyp.gif (right)
Circulatory System • Water is circulated by the movement of choanocyte flagella • Nutrients from the water are circulated by amoebocytes Albert Chen Anne Ning http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/zoology/biologicaldiverstity/AnimalsI/sponge_1.gif
Digestive System • Suspension feeders • Choanocytes move water, catch suspended food with their collars, and ingest it through phagocytosis. • Food is then transferred to amoebocytes (with pseudopodia) that digest it and transport its nutrients to other cells. Albert Chen Anne Ning http://www.planula.com.au/2004/12/11/sponges-more-than-just-a-bathroom-accessory/
Excretory System • Possess large openings called oscula from which water (and waste) leave Albert Chen Anne Ning http://www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Belize/StillLifes/TubeSpongesThreeOrange.jpg
Locomotion/Musculature • No muscles • Flagellated choanocytes create water currents that bring water in to the spongocoel • Osculum can be closed • Sponges do not move • They are so stationary that the ancient Greeks mistook them for plants Albert Chen Anne Ning http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?id=35774
Skeletal Type • Amoebocytes produce skeletal fibers within the mesohyl • Spicules (sharp) are made from calcium carbonate or silica • Fibers produced from spongin are more flexible Albert Chen Anne Ning Invertebrate biology [1077-8306] Calcinai year: 2006 vol: 125 issue: 3 pg: 195 -204
Reproduction • Sponges are hermaphrodites— produce both sperm and eggs (one gender at a time) • Gametes are produced by choanocytes or amoebocytes • Eggs stay in mesohyl while sperm leave through osculum. (no self-fertilization) • Larvae swim (or crawl) somewhere, stick, and develop into sessile adults. • They can also reproduce asexually by releasing fragments of adult sponge (gemmules) that can become individual sponges Albert Chen Anne Ning "The Sponges (Phylum Porifera)." The Earth Life Web. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. <http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/porifera.html>. http://www.richard-seaman.com/Underwater/Belize/StillLifes/
Additional Information • Sponges are involved in symbiosis with algae. In some examples, the “alga represents the main skeleton of the sponge.” • Size—wide range from 1cm to 2m. • 9000 species in this phylum, most live in the ocean. • Sponges can produce antibiotics to defend against pathogens • Few predators because of toxins Albert Chen Anne Ning Invertebrate biology [1077-8306] Calcinai year: 2006 vol: 125 issue: 3 page: 195 -204 http://www.ambergriscaye.com/photogallery/art/Azure%20Vase%20Sponge-elbert.jpg
Taxonomy • One taxonomic scheme: Phylum Porifera Class Calcarea Order Calcinia Order Calcaronia Class Hexactinellida Order Amphidiscophora Order Hexasterophora Class Demospongiae Order Homoscleromorpha Order Tetractinomorpha Order Ceractinomorpha Albert Chen Anne Ning "The Sponges (Phylum Porifera)." The Earth Life Web. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. <http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/porifera.html>. http://funscubadiver.com/gallery/bonaire-scuba-photo/bonaire-purple-tube-sponge.jpg
QUIZ – Question 1 • Which of the animal phyla has no true tissues? • Porifera • Cnidaria • Rotifera • Annelida Albert Chen Anne Ning
ANSWER: a) Porifera Albert Chen Anne Ning
QUIZ – Question 2 • Which invertebrate has no true symmetry? • Porifera • Mollusca • Echinodermata • Rotifera Albert Chen Anne Ning
ANSWER: a) Porifera Albert Chen Anne Ning
QUIZ – Question 3 • Are Porifera protostomes or deuterostomes? • Protostomes • Deuterostomes • Both • Neither Albert Chen Anne Ning
ANSWER: d) Neither Albert Chen Anne Ning
QUIZ – Question 4 • Which cells in sponges help to circulate water? • Osculum • Spicules • Amoebocytes • Choanocytes Albert Chen Anne Ning
ANSWER: d) Choanocytes Albert Chen Anne Ning http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr146/Briasaur/YEAH.jpg