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poriferan. n. 1. (Animals) any invertebrate of the phylum Porifera, which comprises the sponges. adj. 2. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum Porifera.oun. 1. poriferan-primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies. parazoan, sponge. invertebrate-any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification.
Bite-Sized Biology Learning. The phylum Porifera contains the simplest creatures of the animal kingdom. Sponges are aquatic sessile organisms (they are unable to move by themselves and they remain attached to substrates). They do not have tissue diversity and their bodies have pores (the feature form which their name is derived).