These 9000-year-old glass sponge reefs, some living 250 metres deep in Hecate Strait, form complexes of up to 300 km2, covering a total area of over 700 km2. Scientists recently discovered smaller sponge reefs off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast and in the Strait of Georgia, including one located off Galiano Island.
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cpawsbc.org/campaigns/marine/glassspongereefs.php
cpawsbc.org/campaigns/marine/glassspongereefs.php
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Hexactinellid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed silaceous spicules, often referred to as glass sponges . They are usually classified in the Class Hexactinellida a...
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The mesohyl, formerly known as mesenchyme, is the gelatinous matrix within a sponge. It fills the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm... ... Although glass sponges also produce spicules made of silica, their bodies mainly consist of syncytia that in some ways behave like many cells sharing a...
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www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Sea_sponge
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Sea_sponge
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When the living tissue is removed, the cylindrical skeletons often have the appearance of spun glass. The glass sponge known as Venus's-flower-basket (Euplectella) supplies a home for certain shrimps that become trapped by the lattice of spicules.
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Here we have used serial section transmission and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy to examine when syncytia first form in the cave-dwelling glass sponge Oopsacas minuta. We confirm that in O. minuta blastomeres are separate until the 32-cell stage;
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Synonym: vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella. ... just pointing out that if you're going to throw rocks about absurdity, you should make sure your own facts are straight first. People who live in glass houses . . . If we cannot explain something currently does not mean it cannot be explained.
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www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Glass-sponge
www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Glass-sponge
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For the past few months (starting January 5), I've been slowly posting the 100 Facts About Me, ... It's a personal journal about me, a runner with dry skin and a decent sense of humor--not to mention a blue sponge. View my complete profile ... Saint James Church - So, back to Vermont. I showed you earlier that stained glass window.
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These sponges have their skeletons formed from silicon oxides which gives them a glassy appearance (their common name is "glass sponges"). Nearly all are deep-water forms, living at depths between 200 and 1000 m. Venus'-flower-basket (Euplectella) is an interesting specimen. ... ; Glass sponge spicules...
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reviews, articles, features, rant and raves on all things design related. product, furniture, jewelry and graphic design. specializing in independent and local brooklyn and new york design. ... posted by design*sponge @ 2.10.07 2 comments ... Bubbled Glass Knob...
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