Fry, W.G.; Fry, P.D. (1979). Aspects of the functional anatomy and ecological physiology of Disyringa and some other infaunal Tetractinomorph sponges. In: Lévi, C. & Boury-Esnault, N.(Eds), Biologie des Spongiaires. Sponge Biology. Colloques Internationaux du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. 291: 335-341.

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Fry, W.G.; Fry, P.D.

1979

291: 335-341

Publication

Proceedings of the 2nd International Sponge Conference

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Re-examination of all available material indicates that fragments of more than one species form the basis of the description of Disyringa dissimilis. Additionally, the widely accepted picture of the functional anatomy of the forms appears to be a misinterpretation. A re-interpretation of Disyringa anatomy, together with data from Tribrachium specimens and some apparently closely related forms from the Caribbean, indicates that there may exist one or more groups of tetractinomorph species with peculiar adaptations for the generation of inhalant currents through the interstices of unconsolidated sediments.

Functional morphology

Porifera

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