Definition of Porocyte. Meaning of Porocyte. Synonyms of Porocyte

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- Porocytes are tubular cells which make up the pores of a sponge known as ostia. Covering the sponge is a layer of cells known as the pinacoderm, which...
-     Mesohyl     Pinacocyte     Choanocyte     Lophocyte     Porocyte     Oocyte     Archeocyte     Sclerocyte     ****ule     Water flow Choanocytes (also...
- functions.     Mesohyl     Pinacocyte     Choanocyte     Lophocyte     Porocyte     Oocyte     Archeocyte     Sclerocyte     ****ule     Water flow A sponge's...
- The skeleton has no special organization, comprising triactines only. Porocytes are easily observed. Triactines are equiangular and equiradiate. Actines...
- spongocoel is lined by a variety of cell types, each having a unique function: porocytes – line the pores of the sponge and are the structure through which water...
- to slightly alter the size and shape of the sponge. It also contains porocytes, oval-shaped cells extending from the pinacoderm to the choanoderm (the...
- ****ules are very bright and can easily be seen. The mesohyl has many porocytes with brown granules. The skeleton has no special organization, comprising...
- spongocytes, which secrete spongin skeletal fibres. The myocytes and porocytes are responsible for contraction of the sponge. These contractions are...
- sponge (known as the spongocoel) through ostia (small pores created by porocytes). Flagellated choanocytes line the inner chamber and help generate water...