Insights into the structure and morphogenesis of the giant basal spicule of the glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni

Insights into the structure and morphogenesis of the giant basal spicule of the glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni

Abstract Background A basal spicule of the hexactinellid sponge Monorhaphis chuni may reach up to 3 m in length and 10 mm in diameter, an extreme case of large spicule size. Generally, sponge spicules are of scales from micrometers to centimeters. Due to its large size many researchers have describe...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Pisera, Magdalena Łukowiak, Sylvie Masse, Konstantin Tabachnick, Jane Fromont, Hermann Ehrlich, Marco Bertolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Basal spicule
Monorhaphis chuni
Sclerocytes
Spicule formation
Spicule structure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00440-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00440-x

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