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why are choanocytes are called collar cells?

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Choanocyte are the cells found in many forms of sponges. They line the interior of asconoid body type of sponges containing central flagellum and surrounded by a collar of microvilli connected by a thin memebrane.Hence, also known as collar cells.

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