What does porifera mean?

having holes

water flows through

sponge

dead animal

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"Porifera" is a term that means "having holes." It comes from Latin roots where "porus" means "pore" or "opening," and "ferre" means "to bear" or "to carry." This phylum includes organisms commonly known as sponges, which have a porous body structure allowing water to flow through them.