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Phylum Porifera: Phylogeny and Adaptive Diversification

Sponges originated before the Cambrian period. Two groups of calcareous spongelike organisms occupied early Paleozoic reefs. The Devonian period saw rapid development of many glass sponges. Phylogenetic studies 2 using sequence data from large subunit rRNA, small subunit rRNA, and protein kinase C, indicate that sponges with calcareous spicules in …

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