Animalia

Also known as [[Metazoa]]
A member of the [[Opisthokonta]]
Multicellular
Most basal of Metazoa: [[Sponge]]
- Water enters through the [[ostia]] and exits through the [[osculum]]
- [[flagellated chamber]]
  - Separating the ostia and the [[spongocoel]]
- Different cell types
  - Outer layer: [[pinacoderm]]
  - Controlling the ostia: [[porocytes]]
  - Controlling the flagella, eating: [[choanocytes]]
  - Transport nutrition: [[amoebocytes]]
A few taxa of interest with respect to the origin of animals:
- [[Sponges]]
- [[Cnidarians]]
- [[Ctenophores]]
- [[Bilateria]]
Goes through [[Cleavage Divisions]]
Required to be [[multicellular]] and go through [[morphogenesis]]

Taxonomy

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