article_snippet: Sponges, also known as Porifera, are multicellular organisms that have bodies covered with pores and channels that allow water to circulate through Sponges, also known as Porifera.
article_snippet: The split between sponges and most other animals was a major event in the early history of life on our planet.
article_snippet: The team structure is formed in three tube-like chambers that are fixed to a common base, with cell structures that resemble those in modern sponges.
article_snippet: Scientists also found surface cells that indicate pores, like modern sponges, which control water flowing into the organism.
article_snippet: Scientists found surface cells that indicate pores, like modern sponges (right), which control water flowing into the organism .
article_snippet: There was an area inside one of the tubes with pits surrounded by raised collars - a possible precursor to choanocyte cells which modern sponges use to move water through modern sponges bodies.