Porifera
Stovepipe Sponge
Aplysina archeri
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Fact: Aplysina archeri is a simple multicellular animal that feeds and breathes by filtering water.
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Aplysina archeri (also known as stove-pipe sponge because of its shape) is a species of tube sponge that has long tube-like structures of cylindrical shape. Many tubes are attached to one particular part of the organism. A single tube can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 m) high and 3 inches (7.6 cm) thick. These sponges mostly […] read more
Chicken-liver Sponge
Chondrilla nucula
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Fact: Chondrilla nucula is a favourite food of the Hawksbill Turtle.
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Chondrilla nucula, sometimes called the “Caribbean Chicken-liver sponge,” is a sea sponge belonging to thePhylum Porifera. It is an amorphous shaped sponge that grows in flat, sometimes bulbous sheets in benthic communities. It is sometimes found in marginal, stressful systems such as caves. Such sponges are white, lacking access to sunlight, and photosymbionts. It is […] read more