Spongivore
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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.[1] Sponges of various select species constitute up to 95% of the diets of Caribbean hawksbill turtle populations.[2]
Pomacanthus imperator, the emperor angelfish, is a known spongivorous coral reef fish.[3][4]
Certain species of nudibranchs are known to feed selectively on specific species of sponges.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079%5B1740:AIBSOA%5D2.0.CO;2
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| Carnivores |
|
 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbivores | ||||||||
| Cellular | ||||||||
| Others | ||||||||
| Methods | ||||||||
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This ecology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
