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Poriferra

Poriferra. By: Carson Barnes & Ryan Knight. Where porifera can be found. Mainly found in reefs and salt water Certain types of sponge can be in fresh water. Examples. Basket Sponge Calcarea Sponge Demosponge Glass Sponge. Characteristics. Has pores Lives in water Sessile

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Poriferra

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  1. Poriferra By: Carson Barnes & Ryan Knight

  2. Where poriferacan be found Mainly found in reefs and salt water Certain types of sponge can be in fresh water

  3. Examples • Basket Sponge • Calcarea Sponge • Demosponge • Glass Sponge

  4. Characteristics • Has pores • Lives in water • Sessile • Gets food through filter feeding • Live for thousands of years • Reproduce asexually • All are hollow • Doesn’t have organs • Eat nutrients and plankton from the water • Some sponges produce compounds used for medicine

  5. What is poriferra ? Poriferra is anything that attaches to a solid object in the water and has a sponge like tissue

  6. Effects of poriferra Many sponges are harmless, but there are some when you come into contact with thim there will produce a severe irritating sensation.

  7. Site Slide • www.google.com • tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse _id=3431 • www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-sponges • animals.jrank.org/pages/1454/Sponges-Porifera • www.bootkeyharbor.com/MarineStings

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