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[-] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Aren't all sponges carnivorous (or at least omnivorous) since they're filter-feeders?

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Apparently the term is reserved for sponges that aren't filter feeders but are kinda sticky like velcro and catch stuff that way.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00371/full

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