Meaning of poriferologist | Babel Free

Definitions

A biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).

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Examples

“Besides Dr. Nigrelli the party included Dr. Martin F. Stempien, Jr., of the Aquarium staff, Dr. Gustavo Pulitzer, a marine ecologist and poriferologist of Portofino, Italy”

“Poriferologists generally agree that a sponge mass bounded by pinacocytes is an individual rather than a colony.”

“The great variability in sponge morphology and the difficulty in precisely setting the limits of a sponge species have probably driven many potential poriferologists to frustration (and to other taxa) early in their careers.”

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