Howdo poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?

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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.

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How do poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?

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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.