Sycon raphanus information

Sycon raphanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Leucosolenida
Family:	Sycettidae
Genus:	Sycon
Species:	S. raphanus
Binomial name
	Sycon raphanus; Schmidt, 1862
Synonyms
	List Scypha raphanus (Schmidt, 1862); Spongia inflata Della Chiaje, 1828; Sycandra raphanus (Schmidt, 1862); Sycandra tergestina Haeckel, 1872; Sycarium vesica Haeckel, 1870; Sycodendron procumbens Haeckel, 1870; Sycon raphanus var. aquariense Bidder, 1895; Sycum raphanus (Schmidt, 1862; Sycum raphanus var. tergestina Haeckel, 1872 ;

Sycon raphanus is a species of marine invertebrate, a calcareous sponge belonging to the family Sycettidae. The name derives from the Greek, "raphanus", meaning radish, and presumably refers to the sponge's shape.

Sponges are composed of a jellylike mesohyl sandwiched between two layers of cells. They have a fragile skeleton composed of stiff spicules. They are filter feeders, maintaining a flow of water through their structure which passes out through large openings called oscula.

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