The beloved animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, is the wonderful creation of animator Stephen Hillenburg. What you may not know is that Hillenburg is a marine…
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Tag: Porifera
Fossil Carnivorous Sponge?
In my email several months ago Casey Burns, a field associate with the California Academy of Science, sent me a fantastic find. The photo is…
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Most sponges, inspiration for dish cleaners and mess absorbers, feed by filtering water through those many holes and channels. Their scientific name, Porifera, literally means…
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Aquanautix is a PhD marine biologist interested in deep-sea exploration, science, education, and policy. For more posts like these see the new Aquanautix Blog, online…
View More Guest Post: The Secret to Flexibility in a Glass SpongeHuge Silicate Sponge Spicules and the Evolution of Calcification
The deep-sea sponge Monorhaphis chuni (Hexactinellida) has the world’s largest known biosilica structure! A silicate spicule that can grow up to 3 meters long. That’s…
View More Huge Silicate Sponge Spicules and the Evolution of Calcification“Sleezy” sponge sexuality
Post by Amanda “not a sponge” Kahn. Amanda Kahn is currently a masters student at well-known Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, considered to be one of…
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Be careful there are 9 new species of carnivorous sponges. Luckily they are all deep sea so your chances of encountering one on any day…
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