Zoantharians are marine invertebrates related to other better-known cnidarians such as jellyfish, sea anemones and corals.

Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by Julio A. Díaz and colleagues, published in PeerJ, reveals the presence of new sponge species and new records in ...

Shoham wanted to look into whether the sponge species in the deep waters of the Gulf of Eilat had such high concentrations of ...

You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

A sponge crab protects itself by dragging a living sea sponge onto its back and using it as a shield against predators. The crab’s legs and back are adapted to hold the sponge shield in place. This ...

The new sponge species was identified in Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone in 2011 A "unique" purple sea sponge has been named by a nine-year-old girl, a decade after it was first ...

Beneath the ocean's surface, simple marine animals called sea sponges grow delicate glass skeletons that are as intricate as they are strong. These natural structures are made of a material called ...