Choanocyte
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choanocyte-183-18575334
title:
Choanocyte
text:
Choanocytes are cells that line the interior of asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body types of sponges that contain a central flagellum, or cilium, surrounded by a collar of microvilli which are connected by a thin membrane. They make up the choanoderm, a type of cell layer found in sponges. The cell has the closest resemblance to the choanoflagellates which are the closest related single celled protists to the animal kingdom (metazoans). The flagellae beat regularly, creating a water flow acros
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of cells in sponges
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choanocyte
date created:
2003-11-25T21:30:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T00:19:58Z
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13
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