Calcarea is a class of sponges. There are 796 species of Calcarea, in 83 genera and 23 families. They are omnivores. They have sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.
The environments in which many Calcarea Bowerbank 1862 species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Calcarea Bowerbank 1862 species checklist.
Calcarea Bowerbank 1862 Habitats
The environments in which many Calcarea Bowerbank 1862 species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Calcarea Bowerbank 1862 species checklist.