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Explain the water transport system in Phylum Porifera.

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1. In Phylum Porifera organisms possess a water transport system or canal system where water enters through minute pores called ostia lining the body wall through which the water enters into a central cavity (spongocoel) and goes out through the osculum.
2. This water transport system is helpful in food gathering, circulation, respiration and removal of waste.
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