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Choanoflagellates are protist species that closely resemble the choanocyte cells found in sponges.
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Is it true that Choanoflagellates are protist species that closely resemble the choanocyte cells found in sponges?
Yes. Choanoflagellates are protists that serve as the closest living relatives to animals, and their characteristic collar cells closely resemble the choanocytes found in sponges.
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Discusses the traditional acceptance that multicellular animals derive from ancestral choanoflagellate-like protists possessing collar cells resembling sponge choanocytes.
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Maldonado, M. (2004). Choanoflagellates, choanocytes, and animal multicellularity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2004.tb00138.x
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Compares the ultrastructure of solitary and colonial choanoflagellates with sponge choanocytes, noting conserved collar cell architecture across animals and choanoflagellates.
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D, L., BT, L., K, M., N, K., & P, B. (2019). The architecture of cell differentiation in choanoflagellates and sponge choanocytes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000226
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