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Mesozoa and Sponges

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Guide to INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS

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Animals in which:-

  1. 1.

    The body is cellular.

  2. 2.

    The gametes and agametes are formed from specialised cells.

  3. 3.

    The life cycle involves an alternation of asexual and sexual generations.

  4. 4.

    The members are parasitic in various invertebrates.

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© 1975 J. E. Webb, J. A. Wallwork, J. H. Elgood

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Webb, J.E., Wallwork, J.A., Elgood, J.H. (1975). Mesozoa and Sponges. In: Guide to INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15599-6_3

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