Adapting to the Abyss: Passive Ventilation in the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge Euplectella aspergillum.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.208402
Abstract: We analyze the flow physics inside the body cavity and downstream the deep-sea glass sponge Euplectella aspergillum. We provide evidence that the helical skeletal motifs of the sponge give rise to a rich fluid dynamic… read more here.
Keywords: deep sea; sea glass; glass sponge; sea ... See more keywords
Genome-centric view of the microbiome in a new deep-sea glass sponge species Bathydorus sp.
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1078171
Abstract: Sponges are widely distributed in the global ocean and harbor diverse symbiotic microbes with mutualistic relationships. However, sponge symbionts in the deep sea remain poorly studied at the genome level. Here, we report a new… read more here.
Keywords: sea glass; glass sponge; sponge; deep sea ... See more keywords