Marine sponges play a critical role in ocean ecosystems as both habitat formers and nutrient cyclers. Their extensive and complex microbiomes, comprising bacteria, archaea and other microorganisms, ...
The Indo-Pacific is the largest marine biogeographical region on Earth and a global center of marine biodiversity.
Ten new species of sponge have been discovered off Hawaii. Researchers identified the new species of marine sponge using a ...
Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have introduced 10 new species of marine sponge. Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and ...