The terminology of sponge spicules

M Łukowiak, R Van Soest, M Klautau… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sponges (Porifera) are a diverse and globally distributed clade of benthic organisms, with
an evolutionary history reaching at least the Ediacaran‐Cambrian (541 Ma) boundary …

[HTML][HTML] Dating early animal evolution using phylogenomic data

M Dohrmann, G Wörheide - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Information about the geological timeframe during which animals radiated into their
major subclades is crucial to understanding early animal ecology and evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive performance and fracture mechanism of bio-inspired heterogeneous glass sponge lattice structures manufactured by selective laser melting

M He, Y Li, J Yin, Q Sun, W Xiong, S Li, L Yang, L Hao - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
High precision lattice structure (LS) shows great potential applications in aerospace,
acoustic, biomedical, and wearable products due to its multifunctional characteristics and …

The comparative approach to bio-inspired design: integrating biodiversity and biologists into the design process

CA Penick, G Cope, S Morankar, Y Mistry… - Integrative and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity provides a massive library of ideas for bio-inspired design, but the sheer
number of species to consider can be daunting. Current approaches for sifting through …

Optimization design of lightweight structure inspired by glass sponges (Porifera, Hexacinellida) and its mechanical properties

L Li, C Guo, Y Chen, Y Chen - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The glass sponge is a porous lightweight structure in the deep sea. It has high toughness,
high strength, and high stability. In this work, a super-depth-of-field microscope was …

Mitochondrial evolution in the Demospongiae (Porifera): Phylogeny, divergence time, and genome biology

B Plese, NJ Kenny, ME Rossi, P Cárdenas… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The sponge class Demospongiae is the most speciose and morphologically diverse in the
phylum Porifera, and the species within it are vital components of a range of ecosystems …

Progress in glass sponge phylogenetics: a comment on Kersken et al.(2018)

M Dohrmann - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Kersken et al.(Hydrobiologia 811: 283–293, 2018) recently reported a phylogenetic
analysis of ribosomal DNA of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) including new …

Hexactins in the'protomonaxonid'sponge Choiaella and proposal of Ascospongiae (class nov.) as a formal replacement for the Protomonaxonida.

JP Botting - Bulletin of Geosciences, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
The protomonaxonid sponges are a controversial early group with supposed ties to the
demosponges, but the group also possesses features that imply a much earlier-branching …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of design and manufacturing deviations on compressive properties of glass sponge lattice structures manufactured by selective laser melting

M He, L Yang, C Zhao, R Zhang, G Han, L Hao - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Bio-inspiration offers researchers innovative perspectives and methodologies, stimulating
the advancement of high-performance, high-durability, and added-value materials …

Increased taxon sampling provides new insights into the phylogeny and evolution of the subclass Calcaronea (Porifera, Calcarea)

A Alvizu, MH Eilertsen, JR Xavier, HT Rapp - Organisms Diversity & …, 2018 - Springer
Calcaronean sponges are acknowledged to be taxonomically difficult, and generally,
molecular data does not support the current morphology-based classification. In addition …