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Parazoa — noun multicellular organisms having less specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera • Syn: ↑subkingdom Parazoa • Hypernyms: ↑subkingdom • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingd … Useful english dictionary
Parazoa — Taxobox name = Parazoa fossil range = Ediacaran Recent image width = 240px image caption = A sponge domain = Eukaryota regnum = Animalia subregnum = Parazoa subregnum authority = Grant Todd, 1838 subdivision ranks = Phylum subdivision =… … Wikipedia
Parazoa — n. [Gr. para, beside; zoon, animal] A subkingdom containing Porifera; the sponges … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Parazoa — noun a taxonomic subkingdom, within kingdom Animalia the sponges See Also: phylum, Porifera … Wiktionary
Parazoa — A subkingdom that includes the sponges (phylum Porifera), considered by many zoologists to be intermediate between the subkingdoms Protozoa and Metazoa … Medical dictionary
Sponge — This article is about the aquatic animal. For the porous cleaning tool, see Sponge (material). For other uses, see Sponge (disambiguation). Sponge Temporal range: Ediacaran–Recent … Wikipedia
Animal — Animalia redirects here. For other uses, see Animalia (disambiguation). For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). Animals Temporal range: Ediacaran Recent … Wikipedia
phylum Porifera — noun coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges • Syn: ↑Porifera • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Parazoa, ↑subkingdom Parazoa • Mem … Useful english dictionary
Porifera — noun coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges • Syn: ↑phylum Porifera • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Parazoa, ↑subkingdom Parazoa • … Useful english dictionary
Mesozoa — The Mesozoa are enigmatic, minuscule, worm like parasites of marine invertebrates. It is still unclear as to whether they are degenerate platyhelminthes (flatworms) or truly primitive, basal metazoans. Generally, these tiny, elusive creatures… … Wikipedia
