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Some sponges, like this vase sponge (Callyspongia plicifera), do not host amicrobial community that is substantially different from that found in thesurrounding water column. Other sponges contain microorganisms that are notcommonly found in the water and they are considered bacteriosponges. (Image credit: Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE)