Spongivore

Spongivore

A spongivore is an organism that feeds primarily on animals of the Phylum Porifera, commonly called sea sponges.

Examples

The hawksbill turtle is one of the few animals known to feed primarily on sponges. It is the only known spongivorous reptile.cite web | title =Species Booklet: Hawksbill sea turtle | work =Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service | publisher =Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries | date = | url =http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=030073 | accessdate = 2007-02-06] Sponges of various select species constitute up to 95% of the diets of Caribbean hawksbill turtle populations.cite journal | last =Meylan | first =Anne | authorlink =Anne Meylan | title =Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass | journal =Science | volume =239 | issue =4838 | pages =393–395 | publisher =American Association for the Advancement of Science | date =1988-01-12 | url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0036-8075%2819880122%293%3A239%3A4838%3C393%3ASIHTAD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H
doi = | id = | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ]

"Pomacanthus imperator", the emperor angelfish, is a known spongivorous coral reef fish.cite journal | last =Thacker | first =Robert W. | authorlink =Robert Thacker | coauthors =Mikel A. Becerro, Wilfred A. Lumbang, and Valerie J. Paula | title =Allelopathic interactions between sponges on a tropical reef | journal =Ecology | volume =79 | issue =5 | pages =1740–1750 | publisher =Ecological Society of America | date =1997-08-19 | url =http://www.esajournals.org/esaonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0012-9658&volume=79&issue=5&page=1740
doi = | id = | accessdate = 2007-02-16 ] cite journal | last =Ferreira | first =C. E. L. | authorlink = | coauthors =S. R. Floeter, J. L. Gasparini, B. P. Ferreira and J. C. Joyeux | title =Trophic structure patterns of Brazilian reef fishes: a latitudinal comparison | journal =Journal of Biogeography | volume =31 | issue =7 | pages =1093–1106 | publisher =Blackwell Publishing | date =2004 | url =http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01044.x?journalCode=jbi | doi =10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01044.x | id = | accessdate = 2007-02-16 ]

Certain species of Nudibranchs are known to feed selectively on specific species of sponges.

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