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Record 1 2020-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
  • Marine Biology
CONT

Sponge reefs are reefs formed by hexactinellid sponges, which have a skeleton made of silica … Such reefs are now very rare, and found only on the western Canadian continental shelf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
  • Biologie marine
CONT

L'un des exemples les plus frappants de fossiles géants est le récif d'éponge en Italie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
  • Biología Marina
CONT

Los arrecifes de esponja, formados por esponjas de cristal con esqueletos de sílice tridimensionales, crecen de manera similar a los arrecifes de coral, con nuevas generaciones que crecen sobre las anteriores.

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