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What is a sponge? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Home. Facts. What is a sponge? Sponges — simple aquatic animals with dense, yet porous, skeletons — are highly adapted to their environments. A variety of sponges dot the seascape of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. From round to encrusting to branching, the colors and textures of sponges add to the complexity of the reef.
Sponge | Definition, Features, Reproduction, & Facts | Britannica
Sponge, any of the primitive multicellular aquatic animals that constitute the phylum Porifera. They number approximately 5,000 described species and inhabit all seas, where they occur attached to surfaces from the intertidal zone to depths of 8,500 metres (29,000 feet) or more.
Sea Sponge Facts - Animals of the Ocean - WorldAtlas
1. Behavior. Sea sponges attach themselves to the surface of materials on which they live. Some of them, however, can penetrate deep inside the coral, rocks, and shells. They defend themselves by shedding sponge spicules to form a dense carpet that keeps away the echinoderms from preying on them.
Sponge - Wikipedia
Sponges (also known as sea sponges), the members of the phylum Porifera (/ p ə ˈ r ɪ f ər ə /; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [ excessive citations ] They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them ...
Sea Sponge: Interesting Facts with Pictures - Ocean Info
Animals. Sea Sponge. Sea sponges are some of the most diverse, abundant, and simple animals in the ocean. Physical Characteristics. Length: Up to 1 foot (0.3 meters) Weight: Up to 1 pound (0.45 kg) Lifespan: Up to 100 years. Key Information. Scientific name: Porifera. Predators and Threats: Fish, turtles, sea urchins, and nudibranchs.
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