Choanocyte

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cell
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Collar cell
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Eumetazoa
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Henry_James_Clark
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance Suggests link between sponges and choanoflagellates
gptkbp:foundIn Sponges
gptkbp:function Capture food particles
Generate water current
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Choanocyte
gptkbp:location Lining the internal chambers of sponges
gptkbp:presentIn Phylum Porifera
gptkbp:role Filter feeding
Reproduction (sperm production)
gptkbp:similarTo gptkb:Choanoflagellates
gptkbp:structure Collar of microvilli
Flagellum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:sponge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5