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Good morning Breadcrumb sponge – time to stop pumping ☀️Our new preprint shows sunrise-induced contractions in Halichondria panicea👉 Even animals without nerves or muscles respond to daily light cycles
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Diurnal rhythms with sunrise-induced oscular contractions suggest photosensitivity in the demosponge Halichondria panicea
Despite their quiescent lifestyle, sponges display contraction-expansion behaviours that regulate water flow through their aquiferous system. These behaviours are intrinsically generated but can be mo...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Our new research on a calcareous syconoid sponge, reveals high choanocyte pumping rates and sheds light on its aquiferous system, enhancing our understanding of sponge fluid dynamics. #BiologyAarhus
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Aquiferous system, filtration rates and hydrodynamics of the syconoid calcareous sponge Urna sp.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM