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Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of Redtoothed filefish (Odonus niger) in
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of Redtoothed filefish (Odonus niger) in the blue background. Mayotte
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Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of yellow-backed fusiliers (Caesio
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of yellow-backed fusiliers (Caesio xanthonota) passing in the blue in the background. Mayotte
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Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) having found refuge
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) having found refuge in a huge barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) at the mouth of the S-shaped pass at a depth of 50 meters. Mayotte
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Harmless tracer ink injected into Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Harmless tracer ink injected into Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), to demonstrate flow patterns, Cannibal Rock dive site, Horseshoe Bay, Nusa Kode, south Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Spawning Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Suanggi Island dive site, Banda Islands, Indonesia, Banda Sea
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Spawning Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Suanggi Island dive site, Banda Islands, Indonesia, Banda Sea
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Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte
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Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on the lookout in a sponges. Mayotte
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Sea anemones and Sponges on the reef - Alaska Pacific Ocean
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members of the saturation diver team /2011 Ocean Acidification Mission
© Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
Sponge spicules Chondrilla nucula polarized light
© Yann Hubert / Biosphoto
Bottlenose Dolphins playing with a sponge Tuamotu Polynesia
© Yann Hubert / Biosphoto
Bottlenose Dolphins playing with a sponge Tuamotu Polynesia
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Hairy Squat Lobster, Lauriea siagiani, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
© Daniela Dirscherl / WaterFrame / Biosphoto
© Daniela Dirscherl / WaterFrame / Biosphoto
Hairy Squat Lobster, Lauriea siagiani, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) on the bottom of the Cher river - City of Couffy - France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) on the bottom of the Cher river - City of Couffy - France
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Freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) on the bottom of the Cher river - City of Couffy - France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) on the bottom of the Cher river - City of Couffy - France
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Bonde morel (Morchella esculenta) excellent edible mushroom, undergrowth in spring, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Bonde morel (Morchella esculenta) excellent edible mushroom, undergrowth in spring, Lorraine, France
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Morel (Morchella esculenta) excellent edible mushroom, Spring harvest, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Morel (Morchella esculenta) excellent edible mushroom, Spring harvest, Lorraine, France
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White elfin saddle (Helvella crispa) in an autumn garden,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
White elfin saddle (Helvella crispa) in an autumn garden, Lorraine, France
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Cryptic sponge shrimp (Gelastocaris paronae). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Cryptic sponge shrimp (Gelastocaris paronae). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Banded sole (Soleichthys heterorhinos) on a sponge. Bangka Island, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Sponge spawning, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Colored Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Humphead Wrasse and Yellowmask Angelfish, Cheilinus undulatus, Pomacanthus xanthometopon, Forgotten Islands, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Humphead Wrasse and Yellowmask Angelfish, Cheilinus undulatus, Pomacanthus xanthometopon, Forgotten Islands, Indonesia
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Sponges and crinoids on the reef, Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Sponges and crinoids on the reef, Bangka Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
© André Simon / Biosphoto
White elfin saddle (Helvella crispa) Foot in the moss under a canopy of birch trees in autumn, Country garden, Lorraine, France
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Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) covered with red sponge. Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) covered with red sponge. Ventimiglia, Italy, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean
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Black morel (Morchella conica), in a wood in Haute Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Black morel (Morchella conica), in a wood in Haute Savoie, France
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Elfin Saddle (Helvella lacunosa) and slug, Forêt de la Reine, Ansauville, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Elfin Saddle (Helvella lacunosa) and slug, Forêt de la Reine, Ansauville, Lorraine, France
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White elfin saddle (Helvella crispa), deformed mushroom, Forêt de la Reine, Ansauville, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
White elfin saddle (Helvella crispa), deformed mushroom, Forêt de la Reine, Ansauville, Lorraine, France
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Bearded fireworm, (Hermodice carunculata) on black sponge (Sarcotragus foetidus) and young nudibranchs (Felimare orsinii) Vis Island, Croatia,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Bearded fireworm, (Hermodice carunculata) on black sponge (Sarcotragus foetidus) and young nudibranchs (Felimare orsinii) Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Detail of the head of Bearded fireworm, (Hermodice carunculata)
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Detail of the head of Bearded fireworm, (Hermodice carunculata) on a pink sponge. Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Wing of the B17 Bomber Flying fortress, sank on the 6 November 1944. Covered with yellow sponges (Aplysina cavernicola) and (Haliclona Mediterranea).
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Wing of the B17 Bomber Flying fortress, sank on the 6 November 1944. Covered with yellow sponges (Aplysina cavernicola) and (Haliclona Mediterranea). Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) and yellow sponges, (Aplysina cavernicola) on wreck Vassilios T, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) and yellow sponges, (Aplysina cavernicola) on wreck Vassilios T, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Great rockfish, (Scorpaena scrofa) and yellow sponges, (Aplysina cavernicola) on wreck Vassilios T, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Great rockfish, (Scorpaena scrofa) and yellow sponges, (Aplysina cavernicola) on wreck Vassilios T, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Sea slugs, (Nemesignis banyulensis) on yellow sponges (Aplysina cavernicola). Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Sea slugs, (Nemesignis banyulensis) on yellow sponges (Aplysina cavernicola). Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Sea slugs, (Nemesignis banyulensis) on yellow sponges (Aplysina
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Sea slugs, (Nemesignis banyulensis) on yellow sponges (Aplysina cavernicola). Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Atlantic spider crab (Maja brachydactyla) spider crab on the seabed with brittle stars around it, Ile d'Oleron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Atlantic spider crab (Maja brachydactyla) spider crab on the seabed with brittle stars around it, Ile d'Oleron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Grouping of brittlestars (Ophiuroidea sp) on a sponge off the island of Oleron at a depth of 20 meters - ile d'Oleron - France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Grouping of brittlestars (Ophiuroidea sp) on a sponge off the island of Oleron at a depth of 20 meters - ile d'Oleron - France
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Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - france
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - france
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Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - france
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - france
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Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, on the magnificent Boa Bank reef in the north of the Mayotte lagoon.
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Panorama at a depth of 60 meters at the entrance to the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Panorama at a depth of 60 meters at the entrance to the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
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Tasselled Wobbegong, Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Tasselled Wobbegong, Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Coral reef with Barrel Sponge, Xestospongia testudinaria, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Coral reef with Barrel Sponge, Xestospongia testudinaria, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia