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Regeneration rates of a sublittoral demosponge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2002

James J. Bell
Affiliation:
School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, CF37 1DL, UK, E-mail: jbell2@glam.ac.uk

Abstract

The effect of water flow rate on the regeneration rate of the temperate sponge Cliona celata was investigated at two sites experiencing fast and slight current flow respectively at Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland. Faster regeneration rates were found in sponges living in high current areas which may be due to an increased amount of potential food material per unit time and the possibility of entrained water flow.

Type
Short Communication
Copyright
© 2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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