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Retention efficiencies of the coral reef sponges Aplysina lacunosa, Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis determined by Coulter counter and plate culture analysis
| Title: | Retention efficiencies of the coral reef sponges Aplysina lacunosa, Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis determined by Coulter counter and plate culture analysis. |
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| Name(s): |
Duckworth, Alan R., creator Bruck, W. M., creator Janda, Kathleen E., creator Pitts, Tara P., creator McCarthy, Peter J., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis. | |
| Extent: | 7 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 2796072 (digitool), FADT2796072 (IID), fau:5552 (fedora), 10.1080/17451000600781775 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Sponges are the dominant organisms on many coral reefs and through feeding they may greatly reduce the concentration of suspended food particles. Retention efficiencies of the tubular sponges Aplysina lacunosa , Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis were examined on a coral reef located in the Florida Keys. Replicate ambient and exhalant water samples were collected in situ from individuals of each species and analysed using two methods. Retention efficiencies of suspended particles (0.75-18 mm) examined using Coulter counter analysis were similar among the three sponge species, averaging 86%. This author manuscript is an electronic version of an article published in Marine Biology Research and may be cited as Duckworth, A. R., W. M. Bruck, K. E. Janda, T. P. Pitts & P. J. McCarthy (2006) Retention efficiencies of the coral reef sponges Aplysina lacunosa, Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis determined by Coulter counter and plate culture analysis, Marine Biology Research 2(4):243-248 doi: 10.1080/17451000600781775 Marine Biology Research is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1745-1019 &volume=2&issue=4&spage=243 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1632. |
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| Subject(s): |
Sponges --Florida --Identification Sponges --Congresses Microorganisms Deep-sea biology Cellular Structures |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796072 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000600781775 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2006 Taylor & Francis. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
