The sponge pump: the role of current induced flow in the design of the sponge body plan.

Sponges are suspension feeders that use flagellated collar-cells (choanocytes) to actively filter a volume of water equivalent to many times their body volume each hour. Flow through sponges is thought to be enhanced by ambient current, which induces a pressure gradient across the sponge wall, but t...

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Main Authors: Sally P Leys, Gitai Yahel, Matthew A Reidenbach, Verena Tunnicliffe, Uri Shavit, Henry M Reiswig
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/509726a72da2419594dbb614bbbe1a87
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