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  2. File:Sea sponge diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Diagram of a syconoid sponge. (Derivative of File:Sea sponge.svg, with humor removed.) Based off of File:Porifera body structures 01.png 2, 3 and some others.

  3. Sponge - Wikipedia

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    The hypothesis has been made that coral reef sponges facilitate the transfer of coral-derived organic matter to their associated detritivores via the production of sponge detritus, as shown in the diagram. Several sponge species are able to convert coral-derived DOM into sponge detritus, [62] [63] and transfer organic matter produced by corals ...

  4. Sponge spicule - Wikipedia

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    The mineral composition of sponge spicules makes these structures the most resistant parts of the sponge bodies [79] and ensures the ability of spicules to withstand various taphonomic processes, [86] [101] resulting in that they often constitute the only evidence of the presence of some sponges in an ecosystem. [102]

  5. Callyspongia aculeata - Wikipedia

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    Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata, commonly known as the branching vase sponge is a species of sea sponge in the family Callyspongiidae. [1] Poriferans are typically characterized by ostia, pores that filter out plankton, with an osculum as the opening which water leaves through, and choanocytes trap food particles.

  6. Demosponge - Wikipedia

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    About 311 million years ago, in the Late Carboniferous, the order Spongillida split from the marine sponges, and is the only sponges to live in freshwater environments. [8] Some species are brightly colored, with great variety in body shape; the largest species are over 1 m (3.3 ft) across. [ 6 ]

  7. Aplysina cauliformis - Wikipedia

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    Aplysina cauliformis, also known as the row pore rope sponge or rope sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Aplysinidae. [3] It is commonly found in shallow reefs across the tropical Atlantic Ocean , including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . [ 4 ]

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  9. Halichondria - Wikipedia

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    Halichondria is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae. [1] [2] These are massive, amorphous sponges with clearly separated inner and outer skeletons consisting of bundles of spicules arranged in a seemingly random pattern.