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Fauna Associated with the Sponges Aplysina archeri and Aplysina lacunosa in a Coral Reef of the Archipiélago de Los Roques, National Park, Venezuela

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Fossil and Recent Sponges

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The tropical marine communities are considered among the most diverse on earth. The variety of colors, shapes, and sizes shown by the fauna of these communities are immense. The coral and sponge communities are among the most conspicuous. In spite of this, little is known about the ecology of marine sponges, as research has been hindered by taxonomic problems and difficulties that arise in their quantitative evaluation.

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Villamizar, E., Laughlin, R.A. (1991). Fauna Associated with the Sponges Aplysina archeri and Aplysina lacunosa in a Coral Reef of the Archipiélago de Los Roques, National Park, Venezuela. In: Reitner, J., Keupp, H. (eds) Fossil and Recent Sponges. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75656-6_44

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