bloobook Porifera 
Sponges are immobile animals that live in water. They have no organs, no muscles, no nerve cells and no sensory cells. They feed themselves by filtration, by rushing water through pores and filtering small food particles out of it. Sponges are the simplest of all animals and can reach a very old age.
content
This is a virutal book out of the bloobook library that contains information about sponges. Each species is displayed on its own page and whenever possible illustrated with a foto. The biological classification of each species is described and the relationship of the species is displayed in a graphical overview. This bloobook is available in different sizes; mini with 31 species, midi with species that have a foto and maxi with all available species.
Language
This book contains the respective species name in several languages as listed below. The name is displayed here in english, if known, otherwise the latin name appears (in italics). Languages that are weakly represented in this bloobook appear in the table with a weak background.
| bloobook Porifera | mini | midi | maxi |
| Species cun nomina | 31 | 37 | 49 |
| Arten mit deutschen Namen | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| species with english names | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| specioj kun esperantaj nomoj | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| espèces avec des noms français | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| especies con nombres en español | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 有德国名字的物种 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| specis kun precisis nomis | 31 | 37 | 49 |
| validated species | 48 | ||
| fotos | 85 | ||
| updated | 2021-07-16 | ||
Precizo is a new language for the uniform taxonomic designation of all living things. The Precizo names in bloobook are automatically generated from the valid Latin name.
index
I have compiled these informations from books and various web ressources. The scientific names of the species and the taxonomic category were validated on GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
In the index you will find a list of all pages and an alphabetical index of all english and latin names in this book. You can also display these names in all available languages.
- alphabetical list of common english names
- alphabetical list of latin names
- names of the species in this book in different languages
navigation
To scroll through the book in the page view mode (page) move the cursor over the margins of the book; left margin-previous page, right margin-next page and further right-random page (in bloobook mini and maxi). You can find more information on navigation in the FAQs.
Page or list? Each species is presented on its own page. Superordinate groups are displayed in the form of a list.
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comment
There are around 8000 species of sponges alive. Most sponges have no common names. Since their body shape is not fixed, it is difficult to determine the species. Their biological classification is therefore confusing and often contradictory. The latin names, validated by GBIF, are displayed here.
This bloobook shows only a small part of all existing species and tries to give an overview at the same time. All phyla, classes and orders are listed in the bloobook maxi. From each order one family - one genus - one species was selected as a representative.
quiz
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disclaimer
Important remark: the author can neither exclude errors in the bloobook entries definitely nor guarantee completeness. He does not accept any responsibility for entries in the bloobook or for any undesired consequences that could occur based on the information in the bloobook.
The links to other external websites that are contained in the bloobook have been carefully selected and examined; all the same we cannot accept any responsibility or liability for contents that are published on external web-pages. You are kindly requested to report errors: feedback.
copyright
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credentials
Sources that were used to create this bloobook.
- web pages
- Wikipedia - sponges (de) []
- WPD - World Porifera Database [2021]
- The Sponge Guide: a picture Guide to Caribbean Sponges by UNCW [20210625]
- Porifera GBIF [20210716]