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General Knowledge · Q588

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 588

Q588

The skeleton secreting cells in poriferans are known as

A.
Scleroblasts
Answer
B.
Collenocytes
C.
Archaeocytes
D.
Pinacocytes

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The spicules are secreted by specialized mesenchyme cells known as scleroblasts. Scleroblast secreting a calcareous spicule is called calcoblast while that producing a siliceous spicule is called silicoblast.