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Carnivorous Sponges and Deep Sea Creatures
About this resource
Type
Audio and video
Years
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
Subject
Biology
In this episode of the Museum Revealed Podcast, we chat to Dr Merrick Ekins about searching for carnivorous sponges deep under the sea, and his Moreton Bay dugong adventures.
Merrick is the Collection Manager of Sessile Marine Invertebrates which include; Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (hard and soft corals, jellyfish, hydroids, anemones), Ascidians, Zooanthids, Hemichordata, Bryozoans (lace corals) and Brachiopods (lamp shells).