Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) bulk Air is moved through the

Air is moved through the many chambers to control buoyancy

hard skeleton that contains many organ-pipe like tubes

Assortment of Sea shells have magnets attached to them

Brown stem corals are comprised of tightly clustered white stems which are brown at the base as the name suggests

Much of the sea coral has been farmed for collection which helps coastal coral farming communities

Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) bulk Air is moved through theCarnivorous sponges represent a novel innovation within phylum Porifera. These sponges lack or have a reduced aquiferous system, and instead feed by passively capturing prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans. Carnivorous sponges are typically erect, with stalked or branching bodies and a large number of thin filaments. Prey items become entangled in the filaments, and are subsequently gradually enveloped and digested by sponge cells migrating