Spongin
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Spongin, a modified type of collagen protein, forms the fibrous skeleton of most organisms among the phylum Porifera, the sponges. They are secreted by sponge cells known as spongocytes [1]
Spongin gives a sponge its flexibility. True spongin is found only in members of the class Demospongiae [2]
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