Multiple choice

Which of the following lobate sponges has tendency to form upright, short, anastomosing tubes?

  1. Row Pore Rope Sponge

  2. Scattered pore rope sponge

  3. Chimney sponge

  4. Chicken-liver sponge

  5. Branching vase sponge

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C Correct answer
Explanation

These sponges are lobate, repent masses with a tendency to form upright, short, anastomosing tubes. Individual lobes 2-3 cm in diameter, tubes up to 4 cm high. Oscules and vents apical, up to 12 mm in diameter, flush or with thin collars.