The collective term for ascon sponges or the body structure and organization characteristic of ascon-type sponges.
From Greek askos (wineskin, bladder) + -ia (suffix forming nouns). Developed in zoological taxonomy to group sponges by body type rather than evolutionary relationships.
Asconia represents the baseline body plan for sponges—so simple that scientists almost didn't believe sponges were animals at all until they proved the water-filtering system worked.
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