Sponges

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University of California Press, Jan 1, 1978 - Science - 268 pages
 

Contents

Introduction
9
its organization and operation
16
their structure and behaviour
52
The sponge skeleton
84
Reproduction and development
100
Sponge classification
138
Sponge ecology
184
Sponge biochemistry
202
The fossil history and phylogenetic relationships of sponges
217
The position of sponges in the animal kingdom
240
Glossary
257
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