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2. Venus' flower basket - Wikipedia

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   Venus' flower basket. The Venus' flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum) is a glass sponge in the phylum Porifera. It is a marine sponge found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, usually at depths below 500 m (1,600 ft). Like other sponges, they feed by filtering sea water to capture plankton and marine snow. [1]

3. Spongia officinalis - Wikipedia

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   Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759. Spongia quarnerensis Schmidt, 1862. Spongia officinalis, better known as a variety of bath sponge, is a commercially used sea sponge. [2] Individuals grow in large lobes with small openings and are formed by a mesh of primary and secondary fibers. [3][2] It is light grey to black in color. [3]

4. Aquaculture of sea sponges - Wikipedia

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   Sea sponge aquaculture is the process of farming sea sponges under controlled conditions. It has been conducted in the world's oceans for centuries using a number of aquaculture techniques. There are many factors such as light, salinity , pH , dissolved oxygen and the accumulation of waste products that influence the growth rate of sponges.

5. Callyspongia plicifera - Wikipedia

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   Callyspongia plicifera. Callyspongia plicifera, the azure vase sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Callyspongiidae. It is native to the Bahamas where it is found at a depth of 31.5-44.2 m. It was first described in 1814 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

6. Aplysina fistularis - Wikipedia

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   Verongia fistularis (Pallas, 1766) Aplysina fistularis (A. fistularis), also known as the yellow tube sponge or yellow sponge , [1] is a species of sea sponge in the order Verongiida. [2] Aplysina fistularis is a golden or orange-brown color with a conulose surface. The animal is abundant in the Caribbean, where it is commonly found in reefs of ...

7. Sponge - Wikipedia

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   Many objects with sponge-like textures are now made of substances not derived from poriferans. Synthetic sponges include personal and household cleaning tools, breast implants, [121] and contraceptive sponges. [122] Typical materials used are cellulose foam, polyurethane foam, and less frequently, silicone foam.