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2. Hydnoceras - Wikipedia

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   Hydnoceras species were suspension feeders, and likely remained attached to a single substrate for their entire lives, as typical for a sponge. [3] Unlike modern glass sponges , which typically live in deep marine environments, these sponges lived throughout the marine water column.

3. Aquaculture of sea sponges - Wikipedia

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   More than 8000 species of sea sponges live in oceanic and freshwater habitats. [1] Sponge fishing historically has been an important and lucrative industry, with yearly catches from years 1913 to 1938 regularly exceeding 181 tonnes and generating over 1 million U.S. dollars. However, this demand for sea sponges has seen catch rates peak and in ...

4. Sponge reef - Wikipedia

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   Each living sponge on the surface of the reef can be over 1.5 m tall. The reefs are composed of mounds called "bioherms" that are up to 21 m high, and sheets called "biostromes" that are 2–10 m thick and may be many kilometers wide. [5] Each sponge in the order Hexactinosa has a rigid skeleton that persists after the death of the animal.

5. 32 types of saltwater fish for your aquarium - AOL

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   A rather grumpy-looking goby thanks to its downturned mouth, these fish enjoy burrowing in the sand at the bottom of the tank and can feed off the substrate as well as the water column.

6. Giant barrel sponge - Wikipedia

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   The giant barrel sponge has been called the "redwood of the reef" [4] because of its large size and its long lifespan, which can be more than 2,000 years. [5] It is, perhaps, the best-studied species of sponge in the sea; a population on Conch Reef , in the Florida Keys , has been monitored and studied since 1997.

7. Spongivore - Wikipedia

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   Sponges also grown between rocks and boulders, providing a more stable environment and lowering the disturbance levels. [13] Sponges also provide habitats for other organisms to live in, without them, these organisms would not have a protected habitat. Scientists have discovered that sponges play an important role in the nitrogen cycle.

8. Keratosa - Wikipedia

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   Keratosa, the keratose sponges or horny sponges, is a subclass of demosponges. [2] Keratosa sponges are nonspicular demosponges with organic spongin fibers forming flexible skeletons. [3] [4] Recently discovered in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, these sponges contribute to reef structures in tropical regions. [5]

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