Phylum Porifera 8th hour by Amanda Levine https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt Find a cool sponge... add it to the padlet! Be sure to add your name and a cool fact about your sponge en-us 2017-10-05 11:33:55 UTC 2025-10-31 07:05:38 UTC hello@padlet.com sponge name/yourname amanda_levine https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194437314 Funfact]]> 2017-10-05 18:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194437314 Orange Puffball Sponge / Paige Pellegrini https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194525615 The puffball sponge is spherical, with a flat bottom and a rough outer surface that's orange to yellow in color. ]]> 2017-10-05 23:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194525615 Dark Volcano Sponge/Carolina Mellado https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194531389 It has a thick and is lobe encrusted. Has varies in color from shades of yellow to orange. And is found on coral and rocky reefs with good current flow.]]> 2017-10-06 00:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194531389 Dark Volcano Sponge/Carolina Mellado https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194531797 Fun Fact: 
They can exude highly toxic chemicals and have very few predators.]]> 2017-10-06 00:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194531797 Demosponge/JoseRangel https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194770826 They include 90% of all species of sponges ]]> 2017-10-06 16:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194770826 Demosponge/Dawson Fisher https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194783951 Sponges only exist on a cellular base.]]> 2017-10-06 17:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/194783951 Vase sponge https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195738564 Jordan johson




The Vase Sponge is a common species found in the crabbian off the eastern coast of Florida. A large bell shape with a deep central cavity characterizes it. This sea sponge grows up to 2 feet wide and 3 feet high. It ranges in color from purple to red and brown, and is found attached to rocks near the sandy bottoms.
]]> 2017-10-10 17:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195738564 Hexactinellida Sponge/Joel Wilson https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195847520 2017-10-11 00:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195847520 Hexactinellida Sponge/Joel Wilson https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195847558 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Euplectella_aspergillum.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Euplectella_aspergillum.jpg

Hexactinellid sponges are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules

Fun Fact:: The skeleton of an hexactinellid is made entirely of silica]]> 2017-10-11 00:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/195847558 Demosponge/Howie Dr pl213531 https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/196137390 Demospongiae is the most diverse class in the phylum Porifera. They include 90% of all species of sponges with nearly 7,000 species worldwide. They are predominantly leuconoid in structure.]]> 2017-10-11 17:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/196137390 Chondrilla nucula https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/197945949 Amorphous shaped sponge that grows in flat sheets along the ocean rocks. It isn't known to be preyed upon by the Hawksbill Turtle. Mostly found in the Caribbean.]]> 2017-10-17 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_levine/qy02bozdq8mt/wish/197945949