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Originally posted by danny254
Thanks Nick, All I was basing that one was a few pics, and it was sold as a sponge, but..... you sound like ya got an idea about it, so thanks. What exactly are the differences between the two? |
Okay, I've got two years of marine bio under my belt and thats it. So I'm not an expert by any means. To make matters worse, I never really found sponges/tunicates to be all that interesting to me at the time, so I really didnt spend alot of attention to the minute details.....
Went and grabbed a book, and looked up the differences between the two....looks like I was wrong after all. Brief sysnopsis from Natural Reef Aquariums by John Tullock, pg 93....Tunicates "are beautiful animals, usually colorful and quit delicate looking, appearing to be constructed of translucent glass. Larger tunicates, about the size of a grape or a marble, can clearly be seen to possess a pair of body openings, side by side. Water is drawn into one of these, the food material is strained out, and the water is expelled through the other opening." Based on that, I'd say ya got sponges.
Steve Tyree has just joined the board as a member, ya might wanna PM or email him as he knows alot more about these then I do.
But I still think they look good,
Nick