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To explain: Syconoid, asconoid, and leuconoid body types in sponges.
Introduction: Sponges are members of the phylum Porifera. Sponges are a multicellular organism that has bodies full of channels and pores that permit water to circulate through them. The sponges have three body types, namely leuconoid, syconoid, and asconoid.
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