Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) troca they eat food such as

they eat food such as plankton or suspended detritus as it passes them

Blue Sea Fan (10”) on Mushroom Coral Base

When the body expands

The flat part of the coral faces into a strong current where it can make use of the passing plankton and other prey

The only species of its genus

Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) troca they eat food such asCarnivorous 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