Assertion: sponge's hole | /r/Synonym | ostia
Facets:
value: in either case
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The beating flagella create a current that draws water in through the porocytes or intercellular pores (in either case, the holes are called "ostia") and out through the central hollow of the sponge, called the osculum.
text: The anatomy of a typical sponge is organized so that flagella inside the sponge pull water into small holes (ostia) in the body and expel waste through larger holes (oscula).
text: These holes or pores are known as ostia.
text: The body of the sponges has many holes or pores called ostia.