It’s an efficient propagation method for these animals, allowing them to quickly reproduce and repopulate areas where their numbers have been depleted by predators or other factors. Sponges are ...

Despite still being in her masters, she is quickly becoming the “go-to” person for deep-sea sponges. Let’s start off “sex week” with the steamy sex life that fuels reproduction within Phylum Porifera, ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named ...

The simplest way for a sponge to reproduce is by regeneration. This happens when a sponge is cut into pieces. Each piece of the sponge can grow into a separate organism. Since each new sponge is ...

Adult sponges pass this highly adapted microbiome on to the next generation when they reproduce, by budding genetically identical baby sponges from their bodies. (Sponges can also reproduce ...

Flow simulations reveal how this intricate structure alters the way water moves around and through the sponge, helping it endure unforgiving ocean currents and perhaps feed and reproduce ...

A new carnivore shaped like a candelabra has been spotted in deep ocean waters off California's Monterey Bay. The meat-eating species was dubbed the "harp sponge," so-called because its structure ...

The scientists also found many sponges to be budding, or breaking off parts to form new individuals, showing active reproduction. Radiocarbon dating showed the adult sponges — spread across more ...