Porifera
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Etymology
Origin of Porifera
1835–45; < New Latin equivalent to Late Latin porus pore 2 + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter plural of -ferus -ferous
Example Sentences
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After a delirious run, this tale of a little Porifera that could, directed by Tina Landau and designed within a blissful inch of its undersea life by David Zinn, squeezes itself all out.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2018
Colour coding: purple, ctenophore; yellow, Porifera; pink, Cnidaria; light blue, Bilateria. b, Removal of fast-evolving taxa Trichoplax and Caenorhabditis improves topological robustness.
From Nature • May 20, 2014
Animals included in phylum Porifera are parazoans and do not possess true tissues.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Porifera Inc. is a two-year-old company based in Hayward, Calif. Vice president of business development, Jeffrey Mendelssohn, said it has achieved a breakthrough in forward osmosis membranes by using carbon nanotubes.
From Forbes • May 31, 2012
The Eup. spec, is the skeleton secretion of an insect of the Porifera division.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
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