How do poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?
Porifera |
Coelenterate |
They are mostly marine, non-motile, and found attached to rocks. |
They are exclusively marine animals that either live in colonies or have a solitary life-span. |
They show cellular level of organisation. |
They show tissue level of organisation. |
Spongilla, Euplectella, etc. are poriferans. |
Hydra, sea anemone, corals, etc. are coelenterates. |