Ferromanganese crusts occurring on seamounts are a potential resource for rare earth
elements that are critical for low-carbon technologies. Seamounts, however, host vulnerable …

Four submersible dives off the coast of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands) and Klein Curaçao
(Curaçao) to depths of 99.5–242 m, covering lower mesophotic and upper dysphotic zones …

Abstract Background Glass sponges (Class Hexactinellida) are important components of
deep-sea ecosystems and are of interest from geological and materials science …

Abstract Kersken et al.(Hydrobiologia 811: 283–293, 2018) recently reported a phylogenetic
analysis of ribosomal DNA of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) including new …

Diversity | Free Full-Text | Extension of the Recorded Host Range of Caribbean Christmas Tree
Worms (Spirobranchus spp.) with Two Scleractinians, a Zoantharian, and an Ascidian Next …

Species of the anthozoan order Zoantharia (= Zoanthidea) are common components of
subtropical and tropical shallow water coral reefs. Despite a long history of research on their …

Hexactinellid sponges are important members of deep-sea benthic ecosystems because
they provide available hard substrate habitats for filter-feeding invertebrates. However …

During the exploration of the NW Mediterranean deep-sea canyons (MedSeaCan and
CorSeaCan cruises), several hexactinellid sponges were observed and collected by ROV …

Glass sponges (Hexactinellida) constitute important parts of ecosystems on the deep-sea
floor worldwide. However, they are still an understudied group in terms of their diversity and …

Hexactinellid sponges often form structural habitats for other organisms and thus support
high biodiversity. Two representative morphotypes of hexactinellid sponges were sampled …