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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

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Description

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.

Credit

Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE

Display Date

2007 May 25

Location

Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands

Collection

Coral Kingdom