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The term sponge derives from the Ancient Greek word σπόγγος spóngos. [9] The scientific name Porifera is a neuter plural of the Modern Latin term porifer, which comes from the roots porus meaning "pore, opening", and -fer meaning "bearing or carrying".
Demosponges (Demospongiae) are the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include greater than 90% of all species of sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (World Porifera Database). [5] They are sponges with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite [citation ...
Iotrochota birotulata, commonly known as the green finger sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Iotrochotidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea.
The erect rope sponge used to be classified as Haliclona rubens, but this was determined to be a synonym of Haliclona compressa. [1] This name, however, is no longer accepted, and the World Porifera Database lists this species as Amphimedon compressa – Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864.
Homoscleromorpha are exclusively marine sponges that tend to encrust on other surfaces at shallow depths. These sponges typically inhabit shady locations, under overhangs and inside caves. In the Mediterranean Sea, 82% of the species in this taxon can be found in caves, and 41% of them are found nowhere else. [10]
They are found in all oceans of the world, although they are particularly common in Antarctic and Northern Pacific waters. [ 3 ] They are more-or-less cup-shaped animals, ranging from 10 to 30 centimetres (3.9 to 11.8 in) in height, with sturdy skeletons made of glass -like silica spicules , fused to form a lattice.
Venus' flower baskets are found in the western Pacific Ocean nearby the Philippine Islands. Other species of this genus occur throughout oceans around the world, including near Japan and in the Indian Ocean. [4] This sponge's habitat is on the rocky areas of the benthic seafloor, where it lives and grows connected to hard substrate for its ...
The larger of the sponges, sizing around 1.5–10 litres (0.40–2.64 US gal) in volume are typically found attached to their substrate while the smaller sponges of this species, sizing around 0.5–1.5 litres (0.13–0.40 US gal) in volume are typically found to be unattached and resting freely on their bottom.