Human usage of mermaid's glove sponge ( Isodictya palmata ) on the Faroes
There is very little documentation on the economic importance of locally available marine sponges (Porifera) in north-western Europe. From Iceland and the Faroe Islands there are records of naming and using the so-called mermaid's glove sponge ( Isodictya palmata ) especially for cleaning purpo...
| Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2007
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407060766 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315407060766 |
| Summary: | There is very little documentation on the economic importance of locally available marine sponges (Porifera) in north-western Europe. From Iceland and the Faroe Islands there are records of naming and using the so-called mermaid's glove sponge ( Isodictya palmata ) especially for cleaning purposes. As late as in the 1940s, school children in the Faroe Islands gathered this sponge and used it to clean the slate. |
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