spongocoel
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Spongocoel — A spongocoel (pronEng|ˈspɒŋgəˌsiːl) is the large, central cavity of sponges. Water enters into the spongocoel through hundreds of tiny pores (Ostia) and exits through the larger opening (osculum). Depending on the body plan of the sponge (which… … Wikipedia
spongocoel — (s) n. [L. spongia, sponge; Gr. koilos, hollow] (PORIFERA) A canal(s) or cavity(ies) that conveys water from the flagellated chambers … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spongocoel — noun the large, central cavity of sponges … Wiktionary
spongocoel — spon·go·coel … English syllables
spongocoel — ˈspäŋgōˌsēl noun ( s) Etymology: spongo + coel : the internal cavity of a sponge discharging by way of the osculum * * * /spong goh seel /, n. Zool. the central cavity in the body of a sponge. [ < Gk spongó(s), var. of SPONGIÁ SPONGE + E coel … Useful english dictionary
Asconoid — is one of three possible body plans for sponges, which form the phylum Porifera in kingdom Animalia and subkingdom Parazoa which means that they do not have a definite body shape. The asconoid body plan is characterized by a stalk like spongocoel … Wikipedia
Choanocyte — Choanocytes (also known as collar cells ) are cells that line the interior of Asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body type sponges that contain a central flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli which are connected by a thin membrane. It is… … Wikipedia
Choanocyt — Kragengeißelzellen (Choanozyten) bilden das Choanoderm. Das Choanoderm ist die Deckzellschicht, die den Innenraum (Spongocoel oder Gastralraum oder Geißelkammer) von Schwämmen (Porifera) auskleidet. Hier stehen die Kragengeißelzellen dicht an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Choanocyten — Kragengeißelzellen (Choanozyten) bilden das Choanoderm. Das Choanoderm ist die Deckzellschicht, die den Innenraum (Spongocoel oder Gastralraum oder Geißelkammer) von Schwämmen (Porifera) auskleidet. Hier stehen die Kragengeißelzellen dicht an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Choanozyt — Kragengeißelzellen (Choanozyten) bilden das Choanoderm. Das Choanoderm ist die Deckzellschicht, die den Innenraum (Spongocoel oder Gastralraum oder Geißelkammer) von Schwämmen (Porifera) auskleidet. Hier stehen die Kragengeißelzellen dicht an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
