Selective incorporation of foreign material in Chondrosia reniformis (Porifera, Demospongiae)
Selective incorporation of foreign material in Chondrosia reniformis (Porifera, Demospongiae)
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DOI:
10.1080/11250009609356136
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发表时间:
1996-01-01
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Cortesogno, L
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作者:
Bavestrello, G;Cerrano, C;Cortesogno, L
For the construction of their skeleton, several species of Demospongiae utilise foreign material such as sand grains, sponge spicules, diatom oozes and other particles. Even though selection mechanisms were widely debated, no investigation comparing environmental sedimentation and particle incorporation had been carried out. The aim of this work is to compare the environmental sedimentation, studied by traps, with the particles found inside the body of the common demosponge, Chondrosia reniformis, collected along a depth transect on the vertical rocky cliff of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea, Italy). The mineralogical analysis evidences an active choice regarding the quality of the incorporated matter, with a strong affinity for siliceous particles. The size of the particles incorporated by the sponges at different depths is similar to that of the fine inorganic fraction in the water column. This phenomenon involves two mechanisms: (1) a physical uptake related to the mucous surface of the sponge and (2) the etching action on quartz particles typical of Chondrosia.