Known prey organisms

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Known prey organisms

Porifera (Sponges) preys on:
flagellates
Bacillariophyceae
detritus
plankton
phytoplankton
zooplankton
seston

Based on studies in:
USA: Rhode Island (Coastal)
Barbados (Littoral, Rocky shore)
England, River Thames (River)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.

J. N. Kremer and S. W. Nixon, A Coastal Marine Ecosystem: Simulation and Analysis, Vol. 24 of Ecol. Studies (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1978), from p. 12.
F. Briand, unpublished observations
K. H. Mann, R. H. Britton, A. Kowalczewski, T. J. Lack, C. P. Mathews and I. McDonald, Productivity and energy flow at all trophic levels in the River Thames, England. In: Productivity Problems of Freshwaters, Z. Kajak and A. Hillbricht-Ilkowska, Eds. (P
K. H. Mann, Case history: The River Thames. In: River Ecology and Man (R. T. Oglesby, C. A. Carlson, J. A. McCann, Eds.), Academic Press, New York and London, pp. 215-232 (1972), from p. 224.
Link J (2002) Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 230:19

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