Surf these sites: Carnivorous Sponge -- An article about a sponge that has departed from the filter-feeding ways of its relatives. Commercial Species of Sponges from Aegean Sea -- A large collection of photographs of sponges. Gert Woerheide''s Calcarea Site -- This site contains information about my current research activities (and more). I am currently working on a Post-Doc project on calcareous sponges from reef caves of the Great Barrier Reef from April ''98 at the Marine Biology Laboratory of the Queensland Museum in Brisbane (Australia), in co-operation with Dr. John Hooper. Hermit Crab Sponges -- An article by Floyd Sandford about the sponges that are carried around by hermit crabs. Introduction to Porifera -- A good start on the biology of sponges. Khoyatan Sponge Page - Sponges of The Northeast Pacific -- Photographs of four Classes of sponges in the Khoyatan Marine Laboratory. Marine Sponges -- Newly discovered species of marine sponges from Australia. Phylum Porifera -- Phylum Porifera: general description and photos, with information about four Classes of sponges. Porifera -- Daniel Geiger''s beautiful cnidaria photographs with accompanying information. Porifera Biology on the WWW -- A central clearinghouse for sponge researchers, including a porifera listserver bulletin board and who''s who in sponge research. The Sponges of British Columbia -- Descriptions of sponges by Curt Smecher. Underwater Field Guide to Sponges of Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica -- Beautiful annotated photographs of sponges (Porifera) of Antarctica.
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