Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea ... with still many parts of the world unexplored. The sponge fauna of the Western Mediterranean is one of the most studied in the ...

Warming ocean temperatures are affecting sea sponge populations in other parts of New Zealand too, Bell noted. Swathes of dead sea sponges were discovered in the country’s northern coastal areas.

At first glance, the simple sea sponge is no creature of mystery ... early animals before they developed hard parts." The surface of the new sponge fossil is studded with an intricate array ...

SpongeBob SquarePants and his starfish best friend, Patrick Star, aren’t such cartoonish creatures after all. According to an image taken by a marine biologist doing remote deep-sea exploration ...

The sponges are from an already recognized group ... they use for armour and even use natural fibres found under the sea as part of their skeleton. Spongia oculata, showing the orifices and ...

This longevity is part of why they can be particularly ... records for a number of reasons. For one, the sponges come from well below the surface sea layer, in what is called the ocean mixed ...