National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 12, March 2025.
SignificanceSponges are among the oldest multicellular animals. Their simple body plans make them a model organism for studies of both morphogenesis and physiology. Our study reveals that the choanocyte chamber diameter, flagellar wave number…
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The architecture of sponge choanocyte chambers is well adapted to mechanical pumping functions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 12, March 2025. SignificanceSponges are among the oldest multicellular animals. Their simple body plans make them a model organism for studies of both morphogenesis and physiology. Our study reveals that the choanocyte chamber diameter, flagellar wave number…