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Porifera
‖
Po-rif′e-ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. L.
porus
pore + ferre
to bear.] (Zool.)
A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; – called also
Spongiæ
, Spongida
, and Spongiozoa
. The principal divisions are Calcispongiæ, Keratosa or Fibrospongiæ, and Silicea. Definition 2024
Porifera
Porifera
Translingual
Proper noun
Porifera
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Calcarea, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, Sclerospongiae - classes
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521