Scientists discovered a 480-million-year-old phosphatic sponge in South China, making it the oldest known stromatoporoid and ...

Lophiostroma leizunia is unique among all known sponges for constructing its skeleton using fluorapatite, a phosphate mineral. This finding establishes the phylum Porifera (sponges) as the first ...

There are over 9,000 described species of sponge (Porifera) living in the ocean, from the intertidal zone all the way down to the abyss. These animals have long been providing for their underwater ...