[HTML][HTML] The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems
The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …
The emerging ecological and biogeochemical importance of sponges on coral reefs
JR Pawlik, SE McMurray - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2020 - annualreviews.org
With the decline of reef-building corals on tropical reefs, sponges have emerged as an
important component of changing coral reef ecosystems. Seemingly simple, sponges are …
important component of changing coral reef ecosystems. Seemingly simple, sponges are …
Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses
Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
Metagenomic binning of a marine sponge microbiome reveals unity in defense but metabolic specialization
Marine sponges are ancient metazoans that are populated by distinct and highly diverse
microbial communities. In order to obtain deeper insights into the functional gene repertoire …
microbial communities. In order to obtain deeper insights into the functional gene repertoire …
[HTML][HTML] Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm-and cold-water coral reef ecosystems
Shallow warm-water and deep-sea cold-water corals engineer the coral reef framework and
fertilize reef communities by releasing coral mucus, a source of reef dissolved organic matter …
fertilize reef communities by releasing coral mucus, a source of reef dissolved organic matter …
Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop
Corals and macroalgae release large quantities of dissolved organic matter (DOM), one of
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …
[HTML][HTML] A deep-sea sponge loop? Sponges transfer dissolved and particulate organic carbon and nitrogen to associated fauna
MC Bart, M Hudspith, HT Rapp… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cold-water coral reefs and sponge grounds are deep-sea biological hotspots, equivalent to
shallow-water tropical coral reefs. In tropical ecosystems, biodiversity and productivity are …
shallow-water tropical coral reefs. In tropical ecosystems, biodiversity and productivity are …
[HTML][HTML] Sponges sneeze mucus to shed particulate waste from their seawater inlet pores
Sponges, among the oldest extant multicellular organisms on Earth, 1 play a key role in the
cycling of nutrients in many aquatic ecosystems. 2–5 They need to employ strategies to …
cycling of nutrients in many aquatic ecosystems. 2–5 They need to employ strategies to …
Nutrient fluxes and ecological functions of coral reef sponges in a changing ocean
Coral reefs are iconic examples of biological hotspots, highly appreciated because of their
ecosystem services. Yet, they are threatened by human impact and climate change …
ecosystem services. Yet, they are threatened by human impact and climate change …
[HTML][HTML] Subcellular view of host–microbiome nutrient exchange in sponges: insights into the ecological success of an early metazoan–microbe symbiosis
Background Sponges are increasingly recognised as key ecosystem engineers in many
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …