- spongocytes.
Spongin gives a
sponge its flexibility. True
spongin is
found only in
members of the
class Demospongiae.
Researchers have
found spongin to be useful...
- (skeletal-like
fragments of
calcium carbonate or
silicon dioxide), and/or
spongin (a
modified type of
collagen protein). An
internal gelatinous matrix called...
-
Their "skeletons" are made of ****ules
consisting of
fibers of the
protein spongin, the
mineral silica, or both.
Where ****ules of
silica are present, they...
- the
family Grantiidae.
Species of the
genus Grantia contain ****ules and
spongin fibers. The
genus contains bioluminescent species.
Grantia aculeata Urban...
-
within the
phylum Porifera. The "skeleton" in
these sponges is made up of
spongin,
rather than of ****ules. They live in
marine environments. The name was...
-
tissues of
sponges are
composed of
gelatinous mesohyl reinforced by
fibrous spongin,
forming a
composite matrix that has
decent tensile strength but severely...
- Kópavogur, Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður, Ásgarður in Garðabær, Ártún, Mjódd,
Spöngin in Reykjavík and Háholt in Mosfellsbær. All of
these main bus terminals...
-
Their "skeletons" are made of ****ules
consisting of
fibers of the
protein spongin, the
mineral silica, or both.
Where ****ules of
silica are present, they...
- demosponges.
Keratosa sponges are non****ular
demosponges with
organic spongin fibers forming flexible skeletons.
Recently discovered in the
Andaman and...
-
thought to be, at
least in part,
because their ****ules are s****ier than
spongin and
fossilize better. Like
almost all sponges, the
hexactinellids draw...
