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Sponges: The Most Complicated Form Of Multi-Cellular Animals
Sponges are the least complicated form of multi-cellular animals. Sponges are covered with tiny pores. Sponges are a bottom dwelling creature. Sponges are almost clade of animals of the phylum Porifera meaning “pore bearer”. It attaches itself to something solid so it can hopefully grow. It has many little openings in themselves. There are over 5,000 species of sponge. The smallest species of sponge is under 1 inch long. The longest sponge came up to 10 feet long. The average sponge is 3 to 6 feet long. They have been sometimes mistaken for sea corral. Sponge eat Plankton and live all over the sea floor. Sea sponges predators are hawksbill turtles, sea snails, and few species of fish.
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