Canal system in sponges
Canal system in sponges
There are three different types of canal system found in sponges are as follows :-
1.Ascon type:- eg. Leucosolenia
- Simplest type of canal system
- Spongocoel is lined by flagellated caller says or chanocytes
- Ostia open into is Spongocoel which is a single , large , spacious cavity in the sponge body
- Spongocoel open to outside through a narrow circular opening called the osculum located at the distal free end
- Flow of water is slow because the large is Spongocoel contains much water that cannot be pushed out readily through a single osculum
- Ingressing water - Ostia - spongocoel - Osculum - water outside
2.Sycon type :- eg - scypha, Grantia
- In more complex Sycon type incurrent canals are irregular branching and anastomosing,forming large sub dermal spaces.
- There are two types of canals are found in as sycon type in current and radial Alernate with each other
- Incurrent pores (dermal Ostia) found on outer surface of the surface of the body open into prosopyles . Prosopyles open into a radial canals apopyles.Apopyles open into Spongocoel .water from spongocoel leaves outside through osculum.
- Ingressing water - dermal Ostia - incurrent channels - prosopyles - radial canals - apostles - spongocoel - osculum - outside
- The most complex canal system is Lee Kun type
- Further folding of the body wall
- The engrossing water comes into incurrent canals through dermal Ostia passes through prosopyles into flagellated chambers communicate with ex-current canal through Apopyles exurrent canals are developed due to Spongocoel
- Ingressing water - Dermal Ostia - Incurrent canal - prosopyles - Flagellated chamber - Apopyles - Excurrent canals - osculum - Outside
4.Rhagon Type:-
- Canal system of rhagon larva does not occur in any adult response
- Spongocoel is surrounded by a flagellated chambers opening into through a very wide apopyles
- Ingressing water - Dermal ostia - Flagellated chambers - Apopyles - Spongocoel - Osculum- outside