Being sessile filter feeders, sponges may be disadvantaged by sediments in many ways, eg
through clogging and burial. However, in order to correctly recognize negative effects of …

The discovery of new drugs can no longer rely primarily on terrestrial resources, as they
have been heavily exploited for over a century. During the last few decades marine sources …

Twenty-one species of sponges were recorded under the class of Demospongiae and
Calcareous sponges of which 19 species were new to Agatti reef. A total of 113 Sponge …

Although sponges constitute the dominant animal group in marine caves globally, few
studies have investigated quantitatively their diversity patterns in this habitat. Regarding …

Spongillida (Porifera) colonized temporary freshwater bodies at the global level. To enhance
colonization, survival, long-term persistence, and dispersal, most continental sponges …

Scientific exploration of marine cave environments and anchialine ecosystems over recent
decades has led to outstanding discoveries of novel taxa, increasing our knowledge of …

A digital, four-channel thermistor flowmeter integrated with time-lapse cameras was
developed as an experimental tool for measuring pumping rates in marine sponges …

Sponge species are infamously difficult to identify for non-experts due to their high
morphological plasticity and the paucity of informative morphological characters. The use of …

Sponges are important components of marine benthic communities with a worldwide
distribution ranging from polar to tropical regions. They play a key role in benthic–pelagic …

An inventory of the sponge fauna from the Singapore Strait to the Taiwan Strait along the
western coastline of the South China Sea was compiled from published and grey literature …