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The Mysterious Realm of Deep Sea Sponges
Sponges (Porifera) of the deep sea play a vital role in supporting communities of life.
With over 8,500 sponge species known to science, and colonising vast areas of the sea floor from the shallow intertidal zone to the continental slope and the abyssal plain of the deep, their success is extraordinary and their importance unparalleled.
They are ecosystem engineers. By building reefs and cycling nutrients, they form the foundation of many communities, and have been doing so for over 600 million years.
This is the wonderful world of sponges.
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