EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Euspongia is commonly known as a bath sponge. It belongs to the class Demospongiae under the Phylum Porifera of Animal kingdom. It is a hermaphroditic animal. It can reproduce asexually employing budding or fragmentation or through sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Euspongia is a commercial used sponge, commonly known as bath sponge. It is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to the class Demospongiae under the Phylum Porifera of Animal kingdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -The natural sponges we use in our baths are actually animal skeletons. Bath sponges consist of a highly porous network of fibres made from a collagen protein called spongin. The skeletons are obtained by cutting the growing sponges and soaking the cut portions in water until the flesh rots away.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction to Phylum Porifera. The phylum Porifera comprises the sponges. Sponges are simple invertebrate animals that live in aquatic habitats. Although the majority of sponges are marine, some species live in freshwater lakes and streams.