Spongivory
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1. Estratégias e fisiologia do consumo e digestão de esponjas (Porifera) por Echinaster brasiliensis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) / Strategies and physiology of the consumption and digestion of sponges (Porifera) by Echinaster brasiliensis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)
Sponges are sessile and have a skeleton made of microscopic inorganic elements (spicules), collagen fibers and/or combinations of these two components. Although without clear physical defenses such as shells or spines, they are not preyed upon, and this is attributed mainly to the presence of active secondary metabolites. Recently, a role of skeletal compone
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 10/07/2012