Cladorhizidae

A review of carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from the Boreal North Atlantic and Arctic

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REFERENCE Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Tompkins-Macdonald, Gabrielle; Rapp, Hans Tore (2017). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0775-3 ABSTRACT Family Cladorhizidae, comprising the carnivorous sponges, represents a unique innovation within the phylum Porifera. Rather than filter feeding, carnivorous sponges have developed … Read More

The Microbiome and Occurrence of Methanotrophy in Carnivorous Sponges

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REFERENCE Hestetun, Jon T.; Dahle, Håkon; Jørgensen, Steffen L.; Olsen, Bernt R. & Rapp, Hans T. (2016). The Microbiome and Occurrence of Methanotrophy in Carnivorous Sponges. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, pp. 14. http://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01781 ABSTRACT As shown by recent studies, filter-feeding … Read More