Choanosome

Transverse section across an exhalant canal and surrounding choanosome of Cydonium eosaster, showing the aphodal flagellated chambers

A choanosome is an inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, the structure that contains the choanocytes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Boury-Esnault, Nicole; De Vos, Louis; Donadey, Claude; Vacelet, Jean (April 1984). "Comparative study of the choanosome of Porifera: 1. The Homoscleromorpha". Journal of Morphology. 180 (1): 3–17. Bibcode:1984JMorp.180....3B. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051800103. ISSN 0362-2525. PMID 30021405. S2CID 51699165.
  2. ↑ Leys, Sally P. (1999). "The Choanosome of Hexactinellid Sponges". Invertebrate Biology. 118 (3): 221–235. Bibcode:1999InvBi.118..221L. doi:10.2307/3226994. ISSN 1077-8306. JSTOR 3226994.