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Porifera

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; - called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Porifera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/porifera.html. 1828.