Porifera
Facts About Porifera
- The name comes from the Latin words porus and ferre, meaning pore and bear, therefore an animal with pores.
- There is no definite symmetry.
- They have few tissues, no organs, and no nervous system.
- They are sessile, meaning they live attached to something as an adult.
- Porifera live in aquatic environments, mainly marine.
- They can reproduce sexually or asexually.
- Examples: