Sponges harbor a remarkable diversity of bacteria, however, ... they are remarkably efficient in obtaining food by pumping surrounding seawater through a specialized canal system.

The banks of the Gowanus Canal would become pollution-sucking sponges thanks to an innovative plan put forward this week by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy — but details for implementation remain as ...

However, in the absence of other clearly identifiable sponge characteristics — such as the skeletal elements known as spicules, the inhalant porocyte canals, or the large excretory osculum ...

Large, circular digestive structures called choanocyte chambers help move water and nutrients through sponges’ canals, in part by the beating of hairlike cilia appendages (SN: 3/9/15).

Sponge movement relies on a system of densely branched water canals inside their body. When some of the canals close and the water gets flushed out, ...

Related: DLANDstudio’s Sponge Park will be a natural filtration system for the Gowanus Canal At first glance, the park system looks like a lush green garden with pleasant walkways for strolling.

The plan to install a canal-cleaning park in Gowanus was halted for a few years, but is finally moving forward. Crews have already broken ground to make way for a natural filtration system.

The authors suggest that both species may have inherited the distinctive long asymmetrical body from their last common ancestor. which had adapted to survive inside the branching canals of a sponge.

It's been more than five years since the Sponge Park first came onto the Gowanus Canal scene, and now, finally, part of the park will actually be construction along the banks of the stinky ...