On the Mechanical Properties of Microfibre-Based 3D Chitinous Scaffolds from Selected Verongiida Sponges [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Skeletal constructs of diverse marine sponges remain to be a sustainable source of biocompatible porous biopolymer-based 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering and technology, especially structures isolated from cultivated demosponges, which belong to the ...
Tomas Duminis +9 more
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Identification and Current Palaeobiological Understanding of “Keratosa”-Type Nonspicular Demosponge Fossils in Carbonates: With a New Example from the Lowermost Triassic, Armenia [PDF]
Life, 2022 Structures similar to fossilized nonspicular demosponges have been reported in carbonates throughout the Phanerozoic and recently in rocks dating back to 890 Ma ago.
Cui Luo +4 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 Lithistid demosponges are well known from limestone caves of karstic origin in the Mediterranean Sea. However, they have never been reported from submarine caves of volcanic origin in the South Pacific. Here, we describe and provide DNA barcodes for four
Andrzej Pisera +2 more
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Discovery of chitin in skeletons of non-verongiid Red Sea demosponges [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Marine demosponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) are recognized as first metazoans which have developed over millions of years of evolution effective survival strategies based on unique metabolic pathways to produce both biologically active secondary ...
Roberta Galli +2 more
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Marine Drugs, 2013 Demosponges possess a skeleton made of a composite material with various organic constituents and/or siliceous spicules. Chitin is an integral part of the skeleton of different sponges of the order Verongida.
Karl-Heinz van Pée +2 more
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Miocene sponge assemblages in the face of the Messinian Salinity Crisis—new data from the Atlanto-Mediterranean seaway [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The Messinian Salinity Crisis is considered as one of the most influential Cenozoic events that impacted negatively on the benthic fauna of the Mediterranean area.
Magdalena Łukowiak +4 more
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Two Demosponges as Promising Bioremediators of a Potential Pathogenic Vibrio [PDF]
BiologyWith more than 9600 valid species worldwide [...]
Joseba Aguilo-Arce +5 more
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Deceptive Desmas: Molecular Phylogenetics Suggests a New Classification and Uncovers Convergent Evolution of Lithistid Demosponges [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Reconciling the fossil record with molecular phylogenies to enhance the understanding of animal evolution is a challenging task, especially for taxa with a mostly poor fossil record, such as sponges (Porifera).
Andrzej Pisera +2 more
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Species-specific community structure in the microbiomes and eukaryotic communities associated with Mediterranean golf ball sponges [PDF]
PeerJBackground Sponges harbor complex and diverse microbiomes that contribute to the host’s fitness and, ultimately, the health of the ecosystems sponges inhabit.
Natalie Lewis +5 more
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Systematics of ‘lithistid’ tetractinellid demosponges from the Tropical Western Atlantic—implications for phylodiversity and bathymetric distribution [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Among all present demosponges, lithistids represent a polyphyletic group with exceptionally well-preserved fossils dating back to the Cambrian.
Astrid Schuster +6 more
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