Q34 / 290 · NTA Abhyas (NEET) 2020 · Botany · Animal Kingdom

Animals which possess collar cells and an osculum as characteristic features belong to phylum:

  • A
    Cnidaria
  • B
    Echinodermata
  • C
    Ctenophora
  • Correct answer
    D
    Porifera

Solution

Members of phylum Porifera are commonly known as sponges. Sponges have a water transport or canal system. Water enters through minute pores (ostia) in the body wall into a central cavity, spongocoel, from where it goes out through the osculum. Choanocytes or collar cells line the spongocoel and the canals. 

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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