Wonders of SpongesSurveys the classification of different types of sponges, their distinguishing characteristics, life functions, and usefulness to man. Briefly discusses the sponge-fishing industry and sponge collecting. |
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amebocytes animals asconoid bath sponge beautiful biologist bits of sponge body type calcareous calcium called chalky choanocytes class of sponges Cliona collar cells color commercial sponges coral reef creatures deep water demosponges Demospongiae diver encrusting sponge excavating sponges Florida freshwater sponges gemmules genus of sponges glass sponges Greek word hard hermit crab Hexactinellida important inches Jacquelyn Berrill Wonders kind of sponge large numbers larva Lavine Wonders leuconoid living sponge look marine sponges material mature sponges megascleres Metazoa microscleres microscope mollusks museum specimen oscula osculum Parazoa phylum pinacocytes poisonous sponges pores Porifera porocytes Protozoa red tide Sclerospongiae SCUBA shape shrimps skeleton species of sponges sperm spicules sponge body sponge cells sponge collection sponge fishing sponge grows sponge industry sponge species sponges live spongin spongiologists suberitid sponges subkingdom surface syconoid type of body type of sponge Venus's flower basket Verongia water currents World by Sigmund zoanthid zoologists