poriferan in English

noun
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an aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Porifera ; a sponge.
With a worldwide fauna of at least 15,000 species, poriferans are among the most diverse of sessile marine taxa.
adjective
1
relating to or denoting poriferans.
noun

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