Sponge on a coral reef. Sponges are simple multicellular animals, most species of which are marine. The internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of a sponge i

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Sponge on a coral reef. Sponges are simple multicellular animals, most species of which are marine. The internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of a sponge is formed from structures called spicules. Photographed in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives.

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Keywords: -, animal, biological, biology, fauna, indian, indo-pacific, invertebrate, maldives, marine, nature, ocean, porifera, poriferan, sea, sponge, tropical, tropics, underwater, water, wildlife, zoological, zoology