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Cells, which create water current and ingest food in Leucosolenia and other sponges is

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Pinacocytes
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Choanocytes
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Porocytes
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Trophocytes
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Solution

The correct option is C Choanocytes
Sponges capture food with the help of flagellated cells known as the choanocytes. These distinctive cells line the interior body walls of sponges. These cells have a central flagellum that is surrounded by a collar of microvilli. These cells maintain a flow of water current through the body. Digestion in sponges and Leucosolenia is intracellular and occurs first within the choanocytes and then within the feeding cells trophocytes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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