Cladorhizid sponges from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps in the NE Atlantic Ocean

• Main Author: Thomassen, Jon Hestetun
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2009
• Subjects: Cladorhizidae; 759906; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470; Arctic; Folmer; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1956/3934

Sponges are known to frequently contain a great number of symbiotic organisms. Symbiosis is also a characteristic trait of vent and seep animals worldwide. Sponges in the deep sea family Cladorhizidae, otherwise also known for their surprising ability to capture invertebrate prey, are among the most...